The Board of Control for Cricket in India has officially announced their squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022.
Rohit Sharma will be leading the side without any doubt, and KL Rahul will be his deputy. Virat Kohli has been named back in the squad after a long time while Shreyas Iyer will be going as a standby player. Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant will be the middle-order choices while Suryakumar Yadav will assist the other 3 senior members – Rohit, Kohli, KL, in their top-order survival.
The bowling department consists of Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, and young talent Arshdeep Singh.
Notably, Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel’s injuries have forced them to be ruled out of this tournament. Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and Deepak Chahar will be travelling with the squad as the standby players.
Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal
Stand by players: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar
Back injury kept India’s dominating pacer Jasprit Bumrah out of the Asia Cup 2022. Bumrah has a history of back spasms, according to sources with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian team, and the selectors won’t take a chance on exacerbating the condition by selecting him for the Asia Cup.
Bumrah last played for India in an ODI on July 14 at Lord’s Stadium against England. Following that, he received a rest for the recently finished eight-match white ball series against the West Indies. “Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were not available for selection owing to injuries. They are currently undergoing rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru,” stated a BCCI media release on Monday (August 8).
Although India’s bowling team has been without Jasprit Bumrah for a while, Rohit’s direction and veteran bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s tactical intent can guide the pace unit.