R Ashwin finds a place in World Cup Team, injured Axar Patel replaced | Sports

Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin replaced injured Axar Patel in Team India squad for the upcoming cricket World Cup. \"Axar Patel has failed to recover in time for the World Cup after sustaining a left quadriceps strain during India\'s Asia Cup Super Four encounter against Bangladesh. The spin-bowling all-rounder missed the final of the Asia Cup as a result,\" ICC stated in a media release. \"Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been named his replacement, who was impressive on his return to ODI cricket in the recently concluded series against Australia where he picked up four wickets in two games,\" the release further stated.