Still time for T20 World Cup, don't want to rule Ravindra Jadeja out: Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid said on Saturday that Ravindra Jadeja cannot be ruled out of the T20 World Cup slated for October this year in Australia. The star all-rounder is already out of the ongoing Asia Cup due to knee injury. Another high-octane India versus Pakistan clash is set for Sunday, as both arch-rivals will be looking to make the best out of their opening Super Four match of Asia Cup 2022.

India heads into the Super Four with a clean record. They were on the top of the table with two wins in two matches and four points. Pakistan finished second with one win in two matches and two points.

Answering questions about the possibility of Jadeja missing the World Cup due to injury, Dravid said there is still time for the big cricketing event. "Jadeja has sustained an injury in his knee and he is out of Asia Cup. There is still time for World Cup.

So, we cannot rule him out of it. He is under the care of the medical team. I don't want to rule him out or make too many comments until we have a much clear picture about it," Dravid said at the pre-match press conference.

"The whole purpose of trying to build the squad is that they can play in any conditions. The focus is on tomorrow's match. I am very confident that we have a really good bowling attack as well.

Everyone is very keen to try and achieve many things," he added. Virat Kohli seems to have returned to form in the tournament as he smashed an unbeaten 59* against Hong Kong, and 35 against Pakistan. Talking about the star batter, Dravid said Virat Kohli is happy with his performance.

"I can't tell you what conversation I had withVirat or with any player. He played well in the previous game. Happy that he got a break and hopefully he can kick on from here.