Team India For Asia Cup 2023: Indian cricket fans were eagerly waiting for the squad of Team India for the Asia Cup. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar has announced the 17-member team in a press conference. Many shocking decisions have been taken in the selection of this team. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have returned to the team. At the same time, Yuzvendra Chahal has managed to make his place in this team. A player who has not played a single ODI for India has also been included in this squad.
Rohit got his favorite entry in the team
Left-handed young batsman Tilak Verma has been entered in the team for the Asia Cup. Tilak had performed brilliantly in the recently concluded T20 series against the West Indies. Tilak Verma scored 173 runs in the 5-match T20 series against the West Indies, performing brilliantly with the bat. Although he has not played a single ODI for Team India yet. In such a situation, if Tilak Verma gets a chance to play in the Asia Cup, then it will be his debut match in ODIs.
World Cup 2023 can also get a chance
Announcing the team, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said at the time of the press conference, ‘Tilak is a talented player, if he makes it to the World Cup, he will not be in the Asian Games. Asia Cup is a big opportunity for him. In such a situation, it is believed that captain Rohit Sharma can give him a chance to play in the Asia Cup, so that he can strengthen his claim for the World Cup 2023. If we look at Tilak Verma’s record in List-A cricket, he has scored 1236 runs in 25 matches at an average of 56.18. During this, 5 centuries and 5 half-century innings have also been seen with his bat. Apart from this, he also gives the team the option of spin bowling.
Indian team for Asia Cup
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel , Shardul Thakur, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Famous Krishna, Sanju Samson