Rahul-Iyer out of Team India for Asia Cup, Tilak-Surya got place, Ravi Shastri said – these 15 players will go to Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 2023: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, former chief selector MSK Prasad, and former player Sandeep Patil have selected a 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2023. He has dropped Rahul and Iyer and selected Tilak and Surya in the team.
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Now two weeks are left for the start of Asia Cup 2023. Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal have announced their teams for this tournament. The Ajit Agarkar-led BCCI selection committee is yet to announce the Indian team for the mega event to be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30. BCCI is awaiting an update on the fitness of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer. Meanwhile, former India head coach Ravi Shastri, former chief selector MSK Prasad and former player Sandeep Patil have selected the 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2023. Let us know who has been kept inside and who has been kept out by the three stalwarts.
Ravi Shastri, MSK Prasad, and Sandeep Patil, during a program on Star Sports, have named 15 players who can be selected for the Asia Cup 2023. The three veterans have included Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav in the team, while KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have not been given a place. Their argument is that Rahul-Iyer is out for long. In such a situation, preference should be given to the current performance of the players.
He has backed left-handed batsman Tilak Verma in the top order after he impressed with his performance in the T20I series against West Indies! Suryakumar Yadav has also been included in the team. Surya could not do much in the ODIs against the West Indies, but he made a comeback in the T20 series by scoring two half-centuries.
He has included both Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav in the 15-man squad. Also said that Kuldeep performed brilliantly, so his place in the playing XI is made. However, Chahal did not get a chance in the ODI series against the Windies and proved to be very expensive in the last T20I. For this reason, he should not get a chance in playing-11.
Asia Cup stalwarts selected this 15-member team Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma (Captain), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.
