After a long time, the Indian team will play in a tournament with full potential on the field. In the forthcoming Asia Cup match against Pakistan on September 2nd, all the key players of the team will be featured in the playing XI in both batting and bowling departments. The biggest relief for Team India in fast bowling was the comeback of Jasprit Bumrah who was fully fit.
In the recently concluded three-game T20 series against Ireland, Bumrah was named captain of the side. In addition to his excellent bowling, he also passed the fitness test. Now all eyes are on how Bumrah performs in the ODI format.
When asked about Bumrah’s return during the press conference ahead of his departure for Sri Lanka for the 2023 Asian Cup, Team India head coach Rahul Dravid said that Bumrah is a player we’ve missed the most over the past two years . We did. He didn’t play too many games. We don’t want to be in a hurry with Bumrah. He bowled well in the series against Ireland. Before the World Cup we have a whole month to prepare it.
As well as answering the question about Bumrah, Rahul Dravid also answered the fitness of some of Team India’s players at the Asian Cup. All eyes were on Shreyas Iyer and Lokesh Rahul. Dravid made it clear that Rahul is unfit for the first two group games of the Asian Cup. Shreyas Iyer, on the other hand, will be featured from game one.