As
per
reports
from
PTI,
Avesh
Khan
is
recovering
from
an
illness
and
has
been
advised
rest
by
the
BCCI
medical
team.
The
pacer
will
be
replaced
by
Chahar,
who
is
one
of
the
stand-bys
for
the
tournament.
“Avesh
has
fever
and
he
has
also
got
sinus
related
problems
which
has
escalated
post
illness.
It
will
not
be
possible
for
him
to
take
further
part
in
the
tournament.
Deepak
Chahar
is
already
there
and
he
will
be
drafted
in
the
main
squad,”
a
senior
BCCI
source
had
told
PTI
on
conditions
of
anonymity.
Avesh
Khan
has
not
had
a
very
good
Asia
Cup.
He
was
expensive
in
his
two
overs
against
Pakistan,
ending
with
a
spell
of
1/19.
In
the
next
match
against
Hong
Kong,
the
bowler
had
a
terrible
outing
and
was
hit
all
over
the
park.
He
finished
with
terrible
figures
of
1/53
in
four
overs.
Chahar,
who
was
named
as
one
of
the
standbys
in
the
squad,
had
travelled
to
Dubai
for
the
tournament.
The
Rajasthan
pacer
could
also
be
in
line
to
make
the
playing
11
when
India
play
Afghanistan
in
their
final
Super
Four
Asia
Cup
2022
clash
on
Thursday
(September
8).
In
the
Super
4
stages,
Indian
bowling
attack
were
not
able
to
defend
scores
of
181
and
173
against
Pakistan
and
Sri
Lanka
respectively.
India,
who
are
already
out
of
contention
to
make
the
final
with
zero
points
and
two
losses
in
two
games,
had
the
chance
to
draft
in
Chahar
earlier
in
the
competition,
but
opted
to
wait
on
Avesh
Khan’s
fitness.
While
Chahar’s
delayed
inclusion
is
questionable,
former
head
coach
Ravi
Shastri
has
questioned
the
exclusion
of
senior
pacer
Mohammed
Shami,
especially
with
the
T20
World
Cup
fast
approaching.
“You
needed
that
extra
one…
Someone
like
Mohammed
Shami
sitting
at
home
and
cooling
his
heels
baffles
me.
After
the
IPL
he
had,
for
him
not
to
be
able
to
make
the
cut
is…
Obviously,
I’m
seeing
something
different,”
ESPNcricinfo
quoted
Shastri
as
saying.
Shami
had
a
good
IPL
season
with
debutants
Gujurat
Titans,
who
went
on
to
win
their
maiden
IPL
in
2022.
The
right-arm
pacer
took
20
wickets,
but
more
importantly,
was
in
peak
fitness
as
he
played
in
every
match
(16).
Shastri’s
concerns
stem
primarily
from
India’s
entry
into
the
tournament
with
only
three
specialist
fast
bowlers.
And
with
Avesh
Khan
falling
ill,
India
had
to
field
just
two
specialist
pacers
in
Bhuvneshwar
Kumar
and
Arshdeep
Singh.
(With
Agency
inputs)
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