Rahul, Shreyas and Tilak make it to India’s Asia Cup squad

Aug 21, 2023 at 9:11 AM
Rahul, Shreyas and Tilak make it to India’s Asia Cup squad
KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been chosen in India’s ODI squad for the Asia Cup after recovering in time from a thigh and again harm respectively.

The Asia Cup squad additionally consists of rookie left-hander Tilak Varma, who hasn’t made his ODI debut but, and Jasprit Bumrah, who made his worldwide comeback through the ongoing T20I collection in Ireland after recovering from again surgical procedure for a stress fracture.

Both batters have spent a number of weeks present process rehab on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and took half in match-simulation workout routines within the days main as much as their choice. Rahul has not performed any aggressive cricket since he bought injured throughout IPL 2023, whereas Shreyas has been out of motion since Australia’s tour of India in March.

ESPNcricinfo has discovered that the 15-man squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup is more likely to be named after India’s second Asia Cup recreation on September 4.

The Asia Cup begins on August 30 with Pakistan internet hosting Nepal in Multan. India’s first Group A recreation is in opposition to Pakistan in Pallekele on September 2, after which they play Nepal in Pallekele on September 4. Group B includes Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka and the highest two groups from every group will progress to the Super Four stage. The sides that end No. 1 and a couple of within the Super Fours will contest the ultimate in Colombo on September 17.

India squad for Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna

Reserve participant: Sanju Samson