India squad for Asian Cup 2023: India’s 17-man squad has been announced for the 2023 Asian Cup. The team for this major tournament was announced by Indian team head selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Rohit Sharma at a press conference. The tournament is set to start on August 30, with Pakistan meeting Nepal in the first game. India, on the other hand, will begin its campaign against archrival Pakistan on September 2nd in Kandy. As expected, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have returned to the team. In addition, many other young players who have performed well recently have been called up to the Asian Cup team.
Strong squad for Asian Cup announced
Explain that in addition to Rahul and Iyer, BCCI also included Suryakumar Yadav and Ishaan Kishan in the Asian Cup of India team. In addition, Tilak Verma, who excelled in the recent West Indies tour, has also been included in the team. At the same time, Hardik Pandya will be the team’s vice-captain.
Shami-Siraj and Bumrah in the bowling squad
Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel and Shardul Thakur have been selected as all-rounders in the Indian cricket team for the Asian Cup. At the same time, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj have returned to the team as fast bowlers. At the same time, the famous Krishna was also added to the team. In addition, Kuldeep Yadav was added to the team as a spinner. Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin were not included in the team. Sanju Samson is the team’s reserve player.
Indian Team for Asian Cup:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj , Kuldeep Yadav and the famous Krishna.
Substitute: Sanju Samson