India take U-turn on Ashwin
India reversed their decision Wednesday to rule out top spinner Ravichandran Ashwin from the fourth Test against Australia, with pace spearhead Ishant Sharma missing from their 13-man squad.
Indian officials had told reporters Ashwin did not recover from an abdominal strain that has kept him out of the last two Tests, and skipper Virat Kohli said the offspinner was "very disappointed" to miss the final match of the series.
But barely an hour later, his name was on the squad list tweeted by the BCCI, India's governing body.
"A decision on R Ashwin's availability will be taken on the morning of the Test," it said ahead of what is expected to be turning wicket at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In a surprise, Sharma was not included with fast bowler Umesh Yadav preferred.
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