The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian squad for the forthcoming Asia cup which will be played in UAE from August 27 to 11th September 2022.
Virat Kohli, who was not part of the Indian team in the recently completed series vs West Indies and the forthcoming series vs Zimbabwe, has been added for the Indian squad alongside KL Rahul who has been absent from the action since the IPL because of injury.
Take a look at India’s complete squad for the Asia Cup.
Rohit Sharma (Capt ), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Y Chahal, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
🚨#TeamIndia squad for Asia Cup 2022 – Rohit Sharma (Capt ), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Y Chahal, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 8, 2022
Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were not available for the selection because of their injury and they will go through rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru. BCCI likewise declared that Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and Deepak Chahar will be the standby players for this series.
In a separate note about Bumrah and Harshal, the board said, “Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were not available for selection owing to injuries. They are currently undergoing rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru.”
Notes –
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 8, 2022
Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were not available for selection owing to injuries. They are currently undergoing rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru.
Three players – Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and Deepak Chahar have been named as standbys.
