August 21st 2023.
Team India Squad For Asia Cup 2023 Announced: KL Rahul & Shreyas Iyer Return, Jasprit Bumrah To Lead Bowling Attack
The Indian team for the Asia Cup 2023 was announced today, and the biggest talking point was the return of KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Jasprit Bumrah. After being out of action for a long time due to their respective injuries, they are finally back in the squad, although Rahul is still carrying a niggle. Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said Rahul won't be available for the first few ODIs, but Iyer and Bumrah will be available for the entire tournament.
The squad also saw the inclusion of young Tilak Varma, who got a big opportunity to prove himself in the biggest stage after his impressive show in the West Indies T20Is. There was a possibility of adding Rinku Singh’s name to the squad, but he has only played two matches so far.
Hardik Pandya has retained his role as the vice-captain under Rohit Sharma, while Prasidh Krishna has made a comeback in the squad after a long injury layoff. Yuzvendra Chahal, however, was ignored, and the spin-bowling duties will be shared by Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Meanwhile, Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace unit, while Rohit, Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli, Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav will have to do the bulk of scoring with the bat.
This is the best group of players that the selectors could have picked for the Asia Cup. Fans had an interesting reaction to the squad, and the broadcasters had a massive confusion over Gill's name which was excluded moments before the team announcement.
India will be gunning for their 7th Asia Cup title with Rohit Sharma as the captain, Hardik Pandya as the vice-captain, and a mix of stability and bravado in the batting and bowling departments. The Asia Cup is scheduled to start on August 30, and the final verdict on the squad will be known only after the tournament.
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