Chief selector Ajit Agarkar introduced the squad for the Asia Cup in New Delhi on Monday at 1.30 pm. Skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid had been current on the selector’s assembly.
Making it to the Asia Cup 2023 squad is vital for the gamers as it may well assist them nail their slots for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023. Reviews urged {that a} 15-member provisional squad for the World Cup was additionally determined. The Asian Cricket Council has saved a provision of 17 members within the groups for the Asia Cup and groups like Pakistan and Bangladesh have picked 17-member squads.
The health worries surrounding Ok.L. Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have saved the cricket followers on the sting forward of the much-anticipated squad announcement. Nonetheless, it was introduced that each of them will be a part of the squad.
Twenty-year-debutant Tilak Varma shall be a part of the 17-member Asia Cup squad following his efficiency within the WI collection.
Take a look at India’s Asia Cup squad beneath:
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ok.L. Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Panya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shradul Takur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna.
Reserve participant: Sanju Samson
Who would be the vice-captain?
Tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Hardik Pandya had been sturdy contenders to turn out to be vice-captain of the Indian staff for the Asia Cup in addition to ODI World Cup. Pandya is at present the common T20I captain.
“For those who look by way of management seniority, Bumrah is forward of Pandya as he captained the Check staff in 2022. He has additionally been ODI vice-captain earlier than Pandya throughout the ODI tour of South Africa,” a BCCI supply instructed PTI on circumstances of anonymity. “Do not be stunned when you see Bumrah being made ODI deputy to Rohit for each Asia Cup and World Cup. There’s a purpose why he was handed captaincy in Eire as an alternative of Ruturaj.”
