India World Cup squad unchanged as Kedar Jadhav declared fit

Jadhav injured his shoulder for Chennai Super Kings earlier this month but has made a full recovery

India will make no changes to their provisional World Cup squad after Kedar Jadhav was declared fit to participate in the tournament.

The 34-year-old had become a doubt for the event after he injured his shoulder for Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali earlier this month.

The injury, which occured exactly a month before India's opening match against South Africa in Southampton on June 5, ruled Jadhav out of the rest of the IPL but selectors were reluctant to name a replacement because of the time available for recovery.

^{Kedar Jadhav will form part of India's middle order}

Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu were rumoured to have been considered as possible replacements despite the initial positive response from team physiotherapist Patrick Farhart on the injury.

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With Jadhav now said to be batting with a pain-free shoulder, the selectors have made up their mind not to make any further alterations. 

Had Jadhav failed to recover, the selection panel would have selected one of Pant, Rayudu, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel or Navdeep Saini from the standby list.

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