Ravindra Jadeja, who is suffering from a shoulder injury, will return to India to undergo a rehabilitation program. Akshar made his ODI debut earlier this year. He has so far played 9 ODIs and taken 14 wickets. He impressed with his bowling during the ODI series against Sri Lanka, which India won 5-0.
Akshar is currently playing in the Ranji Trophy. Playing for Gujarat, he has taken four wickets against Saurashtra on Sunday.