Varun Chakravarthy out of Asian Games, Vipraj Nigam named replacement
- Varun Chakravarthy has been ruled out of India’s Asian Games squad with a side strain injury.
- The spinner suffered the injury during India’s ongoing T20I series against Afghanistan and was withdrawn from the remaining matches.
- Young leg-spinner and all-rounder Vipraj Nigam has been named as Chakravarthy’s replacement in the Asian Games squad.
- Nigam’s call-up gives him his first chance to represent India at the senior international level in the Asian Games.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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