India’s Squad for the Asia Cup 2022: The Asia Cup 2022 is just around the corner and the preparations for the six-nation tournament are already underway. The 15th edition of the Asia Cup will be played from August 27 to September 11 in the UAE (Dubai and Sharjah).
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The BCCI is likely to announce the India squad for 2022 Asia Cup on Monday.
- There remain a few spots in the team which are yet to be cemented.
- Big names like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah are likely to return.
India’s Probable Squad for the Asia Cup 2022:
Senior opener KL Rahul is set to make his comeback in the Asia Cup 2022 after a long hiatus due to an injury (sports hernia). Rahul was supposed to reclaim his opening position in the Indian team in the upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe, but he is not completely recovered and will directly play in the Asia Cup 2022.
Squad (Probable): Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Back-Up Pacer: Arshdeep Singh/Avesh Khan/Deepak Chahar/Harshal Patel.
Back-Up Batter: Deepak Hooda/Ishan Kishan/Sanju Samson
Back-Up Spinner: Akshar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi.
India’s likely 15-man squad for Asia Cup 2022:
Openers: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul
Middle order: Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer/Deepak Hooda
Wicketkeeper: Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja
Pacers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel
