In a big blow to Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been reportedly ruled out of the T20 World Cup in Australia. As per a report in the Times of India, Jadeja was asked to undergo some water-based training activity in the 'backwater' facility of Team India's hotel in Dubai. The spin-bowling all-rounder incurred the injury while doing the training.“He had to balance himself on some kind of a ski-board as part of an adventure activity – not part of the training manual at all. It was absolutely unnecessary. He slipped and twisted his knee badly, which led to a surgery,” sources in the know of development.
Jadeja's injury has infuriated many in the BCCI and questions have been raised about whether such an activity was required. Though the board is yet to officially confirm the extent of Jadeja's injury, it is deemed as a bad one.“What’s surprising here is, Head Coach Rahul Dravid hasn’t ‘lost his cool’ given how the injury occurred. Ideally, one would have expected Dravid to question this entire process. All said, the bottomline is – India will travel to Australia without Jadeja,” sources added. Axar Patel is likely to be roped in as Jadeja's replacement.
