Ahead of the
Asia Cup 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named a 16-man
squad in Mumbai on Saturday. This squad will be led by Rohit Sharma because
India’s regular skipper Virat Kohli has been given rest after a straining
England tour. MSK Prasad, BCCI chief selector, has taken this decision
considering the workload of the player. The decision will help the board to
preserve some of its valuable players. Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan will be seen playing the role of
vice-captain.
Khaleel Ahmed
is the only uncapped player in this squad. The 20-year-old left-arm medium
pacer caught the attention of the national team selectors with his performance in
the Under-19 World Cup in 2016 taking 12 wickets in three innings, including 3
for 29 against Sri Lanka in the final of the Tri-Nation Under-19
tournament in Colombo.
Ambati Rayudu makes his comeback in the
team after two years as the 32-year-old middle-order batsman played his last
international match in June 2016. He has replaced Suresh Raina who was also
replaced by the same player in the recently concluded England series.
The defending champions, India, will
start their Asia Cup campaign with the match against Hong Kong on September 18
at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
India squad for Asia
Cup 2018:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan (VC) ,
KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya,
Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah,
Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed.
Source- https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/rohit-sharma-to-lead-indian-squad-for-asia-cup-118090100379_1.html
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