Asia Cup 2018 was the last edition of the mega event which happened in the 50-over format. The Indian cricket team won that competition in the United Arab Emirates. Rohit Sharma captained the Men in Blue in the absence of Virat Kohli.
India absolutely dominated Pakistan in their two meetings during the Asia Cup that year. Bangladesh reached the finals, where they lost to India in a last-over thriller. In this listicle now, we will look at India’s squad from Asia Cup 2018, and where the players are now.
Batters of India in Asia Cup 2018 – Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu
India named Rohit Sharma as captain and Shikhar Dhawan as vice-captain for the tournament. MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu were four wicket-keeping options, while Manish Pandey was in the team as a specialist middle-order batter.
Sharma is the full-time captain of India now, while Dhawan lost his place in the squad last year. Dhoni and Rayudu have retired. Rahul has been a regular member of the squad, while Karthik and Pandey have been dropped from the team.
All Rounders – Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel
Hardik Pandya was the lone pace-bowling all-rounder for India, while the squad featured three spin-bowling all-rounders in Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. Pandya and Patel got injured and had to be withdrawn from the competition.
Pandya made a fantastic comeback in 2022 and is India’s vice-captain white-ball cricket now. Jadeja and Patel continue to be India’s top all-rounders, whereas Jadhav made his return to IPL and domestic cricket earlier this year after a break.
Bowlers of India in Asia Cup 2018 – Khaleel Ahmed, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Siddarth Kaul, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur
India’s pace attack featured Bumrah, Chahar, Kumar, Thakur, Khaleel and Kaul. Thakur had to be withdrawn from the squad, but the other players were a part of the team. Ahmed was the only left-arm pacer. Kuldeep and Chahal formed the spin attack.
Bumrah, Chahal, Chahar, Yadav and Thakur have been regular members of the Indian team. Kumar has now been dropped, while Kaul and Khaeel have not played international cricket for quite some time now.
