The bugle of the greatest battle in Asian cricket has sounded. The 2023 Asian Cup is scheduled to start on August 30th. This time, this tournament will be held in the hybrid model. That means the games will be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In fact, India had refused to go to Pakistan. After that, PCB offered this model.
Team India will play their first game of Asian Cup 2023 on September 2nd. In order to prepare for this tournament, the Indian team will take part in the training camp at NCA from August 24th. Sanju Samson cannot attend this camp. It is clear from this that Samson will not be part of Team India at the Asian Cup.
According to InsideSports’ report, Sanju Samson will not be able to attend the Asian Cup training camp at NCA starting August 24. This camp is for the preparation of the players who will be part of Team India at the Asian Cup.
After the ongoing T20 series against the West Indies, the main players of Team India will gather in preparation for the Asian Cup. At the same time, another team will travel to Ireland for a three-game T20 series. Jasprit Bumrah is the captain of this team. Sanju Samson is also part of this team.
In its report, InsideSport quoted a BCCI official as saying, “This camp will be for the Asian Cup team. If he (Sanju Samson) is selected for the Asian Cup, he will only report to camp for the last two days. After that.” that Sanju will need a break. There will be many games and trips in a short time. Bumrah will be at camp after the two day break.
We would like to inform you that BCCI has not yet announced Team India for Asian Cup 2023. KL Rahul’s return to the team is assured for the Asian Cup. In such a situation, only Rahul will be the wicketkeeper. However, the team requires a reserve wicketkeeper. Now it remains to be seen who will be chosen as reserve wicketkeeper between Ishaan Kishan and Sanju Samson.