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New Delhi, The All India Senior Selection Committee announced the T20 World Cup squad earlier this week. While Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel have made a comeback to the team, Ravindra Jadeja is not a part of the team as he was injured during the Asia Cup and then underwent surgery. Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said that Jadeja's absence will be a 'big loss' for Team India.

Jayawardene said on the ICC review, It's a challenge. Jadeja played his part well at No. 5. He was batting well. Jadeja and Hardik Pandya brought a lot of flexibility to the Indian batting order.

“The absence of a left-handed batsman is a matter of concern for India. They have switched to ouster Dinesh Karthik and bring in Rishabh Pant in the role, who bats at 5 or 4. World Cup He will have to compromise on a few things to go in. But Jadeja's absence will be a big loss for the team.

One positive thing for India is Virat Kohli's form. Kohli performed brilliantly in the Asia Cup and scored his maiden T20 century while playing against Afghanistan, which was Kohli's first international century since November 2019.

Jayawardene said, “Kohli is good to be in form. Not having consistent runs makes it difficult, he needed good innings to gain confidence and in the Asia Cup, he not only played a good inning but also lost confidence.