Bringing Deepak Hooda in place of Ravindra Jadeja
Axar Patel-Deepak Hooda (Image source: Twitter)
The Indian team had big shoes to fill as Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. They decided to go with Deepak Hooda in Jadeja’s place and didn’t even bring him on with the ball. The like-for-like replacement for Jadeja would’ve been Axar Patel, who would’ve been way too handy with the ball. Patel could also play a great cameo lower down the order and finish matches for the team.
