It was officially announced that the Asia Cup will start on 27th August in the consultation meeting held following this. It was also reported that the match between India and Pakistan will be held on August 28.
Important series for India:
The Asia Cup is also seen as a preview for the T20 World Cup, which starts in Australia at the end of October. Thus, all Asian teams have decided to field a quality playing eleven. The squad for the Asia Cup had raised a lot of expectations as it was said that the Indian team had also decided to play without changing the squad from the Asia Cup to the T20 World Cup.
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Meanwhile, the Indian team for the Asia Cup has been announced. Deepak Sahar was not given a chance in this. With Bumrah ruled out due to injury, Sothappya Avesh Khan has been included in the T20I series against the West Indies.
Indian squad for Asia Cup:Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yujvendra Sahal, Bhuvneshwar, Arshdeep Singh Kumar, Avesh Con.
Shreyas Iyer adds:
Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Sahar and Axar Patel have been included in India’s Asia Cup squad as backup players. Many are questioning the reason to include Shreyas Iyer, who is stifled by the Kathucutti bowler bouncer, when there is a talented player like Sanju Samson.
Reason for adding Shreyas:
Although Shreyas Iyer has struggled against the bouncer, no other Indian batsman can tackle the spinners as well as him. He can take on the spinners tremendously. It is the spinners who can make a big impact on Emirates grounds. Shreyas Iyer is the one to tackle them. Samson is a stunner against the spinner. This is why Shreyas Iyer acts as a backup to Samson.
A pleasant surprise for Samson:
As the team has been selected based on the performance of the field, it is assumed that Samson will definitely get a place in the team or as a backup player in the T20 World Cup. The reason is that the bouncers are the most busy in Australia where the T20 World Cup will be held. Samson is notorious for tackling extra-bounce balls. Thus, the possibility of him flying to Australia is bright.