On Monday, India revealed its 17-member squad that will be traveling for the 2023 Asia Cup. This was followed by a press conference held in Delhi, featuring insights from captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.
Looking ahead to the ODI World Cup, India’s performance in the upcoming continental tournament, played in the 50-over format this year, will significantly impact their prospects in the major event scheduled to be held at home later this year. The status of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer’s fitness raises concerns, as both have been recuperating from a thigh and back injury, respectively. Encouragingly, pace leader Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness has pleasantly surprised everyone during the three-match T20I series against Ireland, making his inclusion in the Asia Cup squad likely.
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Ajit Agarkar revealed in the press conference that KL Rahul has recovered from his original injury but picked up a niggle in the practice after that. Therefore Sanju Samson is added as a reserve in the squad. If KL Rahul is unable to get back to his full fitness then Samson could be included in the Asia Cup squad.
Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, and Sanju Samson (back up)