The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the All India Selection Comittee has yesterday, on the 8th of August, announced the Indian team’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 edition. The squad sees KL Rahul is back from injury, Kohli makes his return after resting out the West Indies series while Bumrah and Harshal Patel have been ruled out due to injury and both major names are absent.
The Indian team’s squad for the Asia Cup is as follows: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul(VC), Rishabh Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
With the squad now announced and team India kicking off their Asia Cup 2022 campaign on the 28th of August against arch-rival Pakistan, today in this article, we try to form a strong Playing XI from the announced squad.
Opener: Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul
Captain Rohit Sharma and the Indian team management have been trying out a couple of options at opening position alongside Rohit, such as Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, but with KL Rahul now back from injury, he will resume his duty at the top with Rohit Sharma.
Middle-Order: Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik
In the middle-order, we have gone with as usual with Virat Kohli coming in at number 3 position and is being followed by Suryakumar Yadav, who with his impressive skill of shotmaking has impressed the fans.
Then afterwards, the position of the batters will vary on situation of the match and might not be followed as we have mentioned here. At number 5 we have gone with wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant while Dinesh Karthik will assume the role of a finisher at number 6.
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja
The two all-rounders whom we have picked in our Playing XI are Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. While Hardik Pandya is a sureshot, Ravindra Jadeja’s place in the team will depend on the opposition team and the condition of the pitch. Ravichandran Ashwin could be utilised instead of Jadeja.
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal
With Bumrah missing from the squad due to injury, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be Team India’s lead bowler for the tournament. He will be accompanied by Arshdeep Singh who has really established himself in the Indian team after making his debut against England. Arshdeep has been a great addition, he can swing the new ball and has been the answer to their death bowling woes as well. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal is certain in the Playing XI.
