Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam
Asian Championship 2023: The Indian team for the Asian Cup has been announced. 17 players, including captain Rohit Sharma, have been selected for this tournament. The Asian Cup starts on August 30th. At the same time, Team India meets Pakistan in their first game on September 2nd. Whenever Team India plays Pakistan, the excitement is far greater than any other match. In such a situation, it will be something special to see who the 11 players will be in this game.
Gil and Rohit will be there for the opening
The Indian cricket team will face Pakistan in the first match with the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Both players have long had the responsibility of opening India in the ODI format. At the same time, Virat Kohli will play third place.
Iyer-Rahul returns to the middle class
At the same time, Shreyas Iyer will be back in 4th place for Team India. Iyer has returned to the team after a long time. Speaking of number 5, the biggest contender here is KL Rahul. However, chief selector Ajit Agarkar revealed that Rahul has picked up a minor injury that may keep him out of the first game. In such a situation, Ishaan Kishan can also be an option. Apart from that there will be Hardik Pandya at number 6.
All-rounder of the Jadeja Shardul team
In addition, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur will play as all-rounders in the team. Both players excelled with both the ball and the racquet. In addition, Kuldeep Yadav will be the team’s main spinner. In addition, two fast bowlers will join the team in Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj. There is also an option Mohammed Shami.
India’s likely 11 players for Asian Cup:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj