The Asia Cup will be played in Dubai and Sharjah from August 27 to September 11.
Rahul, who did not participate in the T20I series against West Indies due to COVID-19, has recovered from his sports hernia surgery, and is back as vice-captain.
Notable names dropped from the main team are batsman Shreyas Iyer and left-arm spinner Axar Patel. Fast bowler Deepak Chahar, who has been on leave for four months due to a muscle strain and a back injury, is also included in the reserve.
Fast bowler Harshal Patel was absent from the team due to a rib injury.
“Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were not available for selection due to injuries. They are currently undergoing rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru,” BCCI Told.
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Coach Rahul Dravid and Captain Rohit SharmaWith a five-member selection committee, the main 20 players going forward have been identified and it is logical that there will be no major changes by the time the squad for the T20 World Cup is announced.
15, three standbys and two injured players (Bumrah and Harshal) are now the core team for the Asia Cup.
While Axar, who had been in good form of late, could feel a bit changed, the presence of four spinners – Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi and Yuzvendra Chahal – meant there was no room for a fifth slow bowler. ,
As the matches will be on slow tracks in the UAE, there are only three specialist fast bowlers in the team in the form of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh, with Hardik Pandya being the fourth pacer in the attack.
But when the team board the Australian flight, there is every possibility that both Bumrah and Harshal will make it to the spot, and hence, Bishnoi may have to make way.
As far as the keepers are concerned, Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik have sealed both the places from a considerable distance, with both Ishaan Kishan and Sanju Samson failing to seize the opportunity.
Kishan cannot be picked as India now have several aggressive opening options apart from Rohit and Rahul, including Pant and Suryakumar Yadav.
and also Deepak Hooda He scored a century while opening the innings. It was Hooda’s off-breaks that helped him overthrow Shreyas, who showed some form in the fifth T20I against West Indies, scoring 64 off 40 balls.
IndiaRohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Y Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
standby: Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer.