India’s squad for the highly anticipated Asia Cup 2023 has been officially unveiled. Led by chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Rohit Sharma, the 17-member team was carefully chosen after some difficult decisions were made regarding certain players. One notable addition to the squad is Tilak Varma, who has earned a well-deserved wildcard entry following his remarkable international debut against the Caribbean team in the T20I series. Additionally, Sanju Samson has secured a place as a backup player, providing valuable support while KL Rahul recovers from a niggle.
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Here are 5 players who should have been selected in India’s Asia Cup squad 2023:
1. Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal is once again missed from India’s squad. He hasn’t played the ODIs since January 2023 with the team management preferring Kuldeep Yadav ahead of him. Even the captain Rohit and selector Agarkar stated that it was tough to include two wrist spinners. However, they have cleared that the doors of the World Cup are not closed on the bowler.
2. Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson was with the India squad since the Australia ODI series but only got to play in the series against West Indies. Perhaps, it was a comeback for him in the ODI format for the first time after a long run. There were speculations around Sanju Samson will make it to the squad for the reason of being a wicket-keeper batter.
3. Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh was never going to get picked despite the fact that he has impressed everyone in the ongoing T20I series against Ireland and the 2023 IPL edition. With Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja being in their top form, the doors for Rinku were closed as he is also a finisher. Nevertheless, the youngster will be playing for India in the Asian Games next month.
4. Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh played all the matches in the T20I series against the West Indies and has clearly impressed everyone, but due to Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Jasprit Bumrah being a part of the Asia Cup 2023 squad. Arshdeep couldn’t make it to the team, but with all the top pacers fit, he was always going to miss out.
5. Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal made his debut across all three formats on the West Indies tour. He was also impressive in most of the matches and is likely to lead India’s batting order in the future. But for now, he has been selected in the Asian Games squad and will not make it to the World Cup either. Nevertheless, Jaiswal is the one to watch out for in the future, especially after World Cup 2023.
