Asia Cup 2023 India Squad Live: Bumrah, Iyer & KL Rahul Return As BCCI Announces India's Asia Cup Squad
Asia Cup 2023 India Squad Announcement Live: Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer return as BCCI announces India's 17-man squad for Asia Cup 2023.
Chahal missing from squad: 'You can’t fit in two wrist spinners and at the moment Kuldeep is ahead of Chahal,' says chief selector Ajit Agarkar.
Sanju Samson will be travelling with the team as a back-up player as KL Rahul is having a niggle but is expected to attain full fitness soon.
Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, who are important for team India's ODI World Cup 2023 plan, make a comeback in 50-over format.
"Shreyas Iyer is completely fit, KL Rahul is having a niggle, That is why Sanju is travelling. We expect him to be fit, he is well on track," says Agarkar.
India Squad For Asia Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Traveling stand-by player: Sanju Samson
Jasprit Bumrah's match-winning performances in both T20Is versus Ireland shows he is back in his old rhythm. All eyes will be on his selection.
Head coach Rahul Dravid has reached Delhi to attend the meeting.
In absence of star ODI batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, BCCI tried fitting in Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav in the middle-order but didn't get the desired outcome. It is being reported that both Rahul and Iyer, at present, are fit and available for selection and if this turns out to be true, Samson and Suryakumar will most likey be dropped from India's Asia Cup 2023 squad.
Talented youngster Tilak Varma, highest run-getter (173 runs) in IND vs WI 5-match T20I series, is being considered for inclusion in India's Asia Cup squad. A lot depends on KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer's availability.
It is being reported that team India's injured stars KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who are important for India's 2023 ODI World Cup plans, are now fit and available for selection.
India's Probable Asia Cup 2023 Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (Subject to fitness), KL Rahul (Subject to fitness), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, and Mohammed Siraj.
India team for 2023 Asia Cup: The meeting for India's Asia Cup 2023 squad selection is expected to start at 12:00 PM IST where captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid are expected to give their inputs, decide final India Asia Cup squad.
Background
Asia Cup 2023, India Squad Announcement Live Updates: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of team India’s Asia Cup 2023 squad announcement. The big day has finally come! Ajit Agarkar-led Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) will announce team India's 2023 Asia Cup squad on Monday (August 21). Team India's squad announcement for Asia Cup 2023 tournament, a 17-member travelling party, will most likely be made in a press conference at 1:30 PM IST. Team India's all-format captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid are likely to attend the selection meeting. The meeting for India's Asia Cup 2023 squad selection is expected to start at 12:00 PM IST where captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid are expected to give their inputs, decide the final India Asia Cup squad but eventually the ultimate decision of selectors is what will matter.
The 2023 edition of Asia Cup 2023 will be played in a hybrid model for the first time in history after BCCI refused to send team India to Pakistan for the six-team continental tournament. Asia Cup 2023 will be played in Sri Lanka and Pakistan from August 30 to September 17, 2023.
As per Jay Shah-led Asian Cricket Council (ACC)'s Asia Cup 2023 schedule announcement, the tournament opener will be played between Pakistan and Nepal on 30th August. Rohit Sharma-led India will kickstart their Asia Cup 2023 campaign with a match against arch-rivals Pakistan. The Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan (IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2023 match) will be played on 2nd September. After squaring off against Pakistan, India's second league stage match is against Nepal on 4th September.
India's Probable Asia Cup 2023 Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (Subject to fitness), KL Rahul (Subject to fitness), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, and Mohammed Siraj.
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