The Indian team for the 2023 Asia Cup has been announced and it is squad that has a lot of talking points and the squad has a good depth. The Indian squad for the Asia Cup was highly awaited as this would most likely be the squad that would play in the World Cup later in the year. The selection meeting was one where the 5 selectors, Captain Rohit Sharma and Head Coach Rahul Dravid all took part and that underlines the significance of the team.
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Let’s look at the Indian Squad for Asia Cup 2023 and talk about the points that warrant attention
Rohit Sharma – Captain
BATTERS
Shubman Gill
Virat Kohli
Shreyas Iyer
Tilak Verma
Surya Kumar Yadav
WICKET KEEPERS
KL Rahul
Ishan Kishan
ALL ROUNDERS
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Axar Patel
Shardul Thakur
FAST BOWLERS
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammad Siraj
Mohammad Shami
Prasidh Krishna
SPINNERS
Kuldeep Yadav
RESERVE PLAYER
Sanju Samson
Talking points from the Squad
1) India have picked a strong 17 Player Squad and it is a team full of youth and experience.
2) KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are back in the Asia Cup Squad and both are fit. This gives India the number 4 as well as a Wicketkeeper batter
3) The all rounders are full of variety including Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur as back ups
4) The fast bowling attack is the best it can be with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Mohammad Shami and a young talent in Prasidh Krishna
5) The spin bowling attack of India is diverse as Kuldeep Yadav will provide the left arm wrist spin option and there are 2 Left arm all rounders in Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
6) Tilak Verma has been included In the squad based on his good performances and Sanju Samson has been included as a back up for KL Rahul.
7) The World Cup 15 will be selected among these 18 Players.
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