The Indian squad for the 2022 Asian Cup has been announced. There will be no fast pitcher Jasprit Bumrah in this squad. The Indian fast bowlers will not be a part of this tournament due to injury. Former cricketers and pundits are constantly giving their opinion when Jasprit Bumrah is not part of the Indian team. Now former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has made a big statement.
Actually, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan said that the Indian team is good for the Asian Cup, but if Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel had been there, the team would have been stronger. He further said that it is good to see that Virat Kohli is back in the Indian team. Also, the former Indian all-rounder expressed the hope that Virat Kohli would definitely return to form with him during the Asian Cup. It is worth noting that the Indian squad for the 2022 Asian Cup has been announced, but veteran fast pitcher Jasprit Bumrah will not be a part of this Indian squad due to injury.
This is a good team, it just needs to get Bumrah and Harshal back to full form in the future. Good to see Kohli is back. Waiting for him to return to his full form. #AsiaCup2022
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 8, 2022
At the same time, former Indian cricketer Akash Chopra has also given his opinion on the Indian team for the Asian Cup via Twitter. He said in the tweet of him that there are only 3 fast pitchers in the indian team…at present there are more fast pitchers than spinners but still the selection of only 3 fast pitchers…my only concern is this.
Only three pacers on the team…it’s DXB where there’s more for pacers than spinners this time of year. That is my only concern. #AsiaCup #India
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 8, 2022
However, it was believed that Jasprit Bumrah’s injury would heal until the Asian Cup. Jasprit Bumrah’s selection in India’s squad for the Asian Cup was believed to be fixed. It is now possible that Jasprit Bumrah could return to the India team only through the T20 series against Australia next month. Jasprit Bumrah’s recovery is also important because the T20 World Cup will be hosted in Australia later this year.
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice Captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (Week), Dinesh Karthik (Week), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan