Indian pacer unlikely to play against Pakistan due to fever

India already faced a major blow where Ravindra Jadeja had to be ruled out of the remainder of the Asia Cup due to injury. 

Another bad news has come from the India camp before the all-important match against Pakistan as pacer Avesh Khan is unlikely to play. As per reports, the 25-year-old has been struck with viral fever, and he has not left his hotel room for nearly two days.

Speaking to the media here on Saturday, India's head coach Rahul Dravid also confirmed that Avesh is under the supervision of the medical team as he is feeling ill. 

"Avesh Khan is little unwell, hoping he recovers in the later matches of the tournament," he told reporters. 

The MP-born bowler had an average Asia Cup so far with two wickets with an economy of over 11 runs per over. In the match against Pakistan, he bowled two overs, conceded 19 runs and picked up the wicket of Fakhar Zaman. 

In India’s second game against Hong Kong, the pacer was very expensive as he gave away 53 runs in his 4-over quota.

Overall, Avesh has played 15 T20Is for Team India and has bagged 13 wickets at an average of 32.46, an economy of 9.10 and a strike rate of 21.3.