Washington Sundar’s addition as back-up to injured Axar Patel for the Asia Cup Final squad has an underlying message. The allrounder is ahead of his Tamil Nadu spinner, R. Ashwin, in India’s World Cup scheme of things.
The left-handed batter, whose offspin prowess has come to the fore frequently, especially in T20 cricket, joined the squad on Saturday afternoon as the team management awaited Axar’s scan reports ahead of Sunday’s title clash against Sri Lanka.