India Asia Cup and T20 World Cup squads are likely to be the same. The selectors want to give the T20 World Cup squad plenty of opportunities to play together.
On Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 15-man squad for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. Once again, the Indian management decided to rest senior players such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and others. Shikhar Dhawan, who led India to a 3-0 win over the West Indies, is back in charge. Deepak Chahar and Washington Sundar return to international cricket after a long absence. The selection committee’s next and most difficult task will be to select the squad for the Asia Cup 2022.
The deadline for announcing the Asia Cup squad is August 8. It is expect that the committee will wait until the final match of the West Indies tour, which is on August 7. The star players Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and KL Rahul are all missing both the West Indies and Zimbabwe tours and will most likely play their next match in the Asia Cup directly, which begins on August 27 and concludes on September 11.
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There are no surprises in the Indian squad for the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup in 2022.
With the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup set to begin on October 22nd in Australia, the Indian management is looking to give the same squad a handful of matches. Since the conclusion of the Indian Premier League 2022, India has tested numerous combinations in every department in the T20I format. In the last two months, the management also test new captaincy options. In the form of Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya, but they are now likely to select a strong and experience squad for the Asia Cup.
KL Rahul was initially name to India’s T20I squad against the West Indies. He tested positive for Covid-19 and has been ruled out of the series. He hasn’t played international cricket since the IPL 2022 ended. Both Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are expected to participate in the Asia Cup. In order to regain match fitness for the T20 World Cup.
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