After much deliberation and discussion, the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) selection committee, led by newly appointed chief selector Ajit Agarkar, have announced India's squad for the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan-Sri Lanka, with some major omissions and additions.
This will also act as the provisional squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023.
Young batter Tilak Varma, who was in prime form during his international debut in the T20I series against the West Indies earlier in August, has been added to the team. Meanwhile, as expected, the squad for the Asia Cup include recovering batters Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, while premium pacer Jasprit Bumrah will make a return to the team. Prasidh Krishna has also been added to the team after his return from injury.
The tournament commences on Wednesday, August 30, and a lot of pressure will be on Rohit Sharma and co. as the tournament will act as a precursor to the 2023 ODI World Cup in October-November.
India squad for Asia Cup 2023
Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna
Reserve player: Sanju Samson.
Six teams — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, UAE and Nepal — are gearing up to fancy their chances to win the coveted title. Here's the complete Asia Cup 2023 schedule:
August 30 Pakistan vs Nepal - Multan, Pakistan
August 31 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka - Kandy, Sri Lanka
September 2 India vs Pakistan - Kandy, Sri Lanka
September 3 Bangladesh vs Afghanistan - Lahore, Pakistan
September 4 India vs Nepal - Kandy, Sri Lanka
September 5 Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - Lahore, Pakistan
SUPER 4s
September 6 A1 Vs B2 - Lahore, Pakistan
September 9 B1 vs B2 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 10 A1 vs A2 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 12 A2 vs B1 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 14 A1 vs B1 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 15 A2 vs B2 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 17 Final - Colombo, Sri Lanka
The last edition of the Asia Cup was played in T20I format in 2022. Under the leadership of Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan in the final and lifted the prestigious continental trophy.
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