"Let's not jump and say he is out" - Rahul Dravid on Ravindra Jadeja missing T20 World Cup

Team India head coach Rahul Dravid said he does not want to "jump to any conclusions" on Ravindra Jadeja missing the T20 World Cup 2022. This statement came after it was reported that the star all-rounder was to undergo a knee surgery that would rule him out of the marquee tournament.

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However, on Friday Jadeja was ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 with a knee injury. On Saturday, news agency PTI quoted a source in the BCCI as saying that Jadeja is set to undergo knee surgery. Meanwhile, it would keep him on the sidelines for an "indefinite" period.

Dravid, speaking at a press conference ahead of India's match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, said the following.

"Jadeja, he has injured his knee. Obviously, he is ruled out for the Asia Cup. He's under the care of the medical team, he has gone to see the doctors, he has gone to see the experts."

"The World Cup is a fair way away, so we don't want to jump to any conclusions and rule him out or rule him in. We'll see how it goes."

Rahul Dravid said

"It's part of sports. People get injured. It's part of our job to try and manage them, manage how it goes. "A lot will depend on the rehab and the severity of the injury. We'll see how it goes," Rahul Dravid added.

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"I don't want to rule him out or make too many comments until we have a clearer picture and we have a better idea. Specially the World Cup is 6-7 weeks away now," the India head coach concluded.

Jadeja played both matches for India in the Asia Cup so far. Moreover, he was especially crucial in their tense chase against Pakistan in the group stage encounter last week.