Mumbai, Mar 10: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been named as replacement for the injured Ravindra Jadeja in the Rest of India squad which takes on Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha in the Irani Cup.
"Mr. Jadeja suffered a side strain and has been advised rest," said the BCCI in a statement.
Ashwin had missed the recently concluded Deodhar Trophy as he was advised a week's rest.
"He has now recovered and is declared fit to play," the statement added.
Both Ashwin and Jadeja remain an integral part of the Indian Test team but have lost their limited overs spot to Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Karun nair has been named the captain of the side which also includes Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal.
The Rest of India will face the Ranji Trophy champions in Nagpur from March 14-18.
Rest of India Squad:
Karun Nair (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, R Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Anmolpreet Singh, Siddarth Kaul, Ankit Rajpoot, Navdeep Saini, Atit Sheth.
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