2023-06-18 10:01:11
Mumbai: Ahead of the ODI World Cup, this year’s Asia Cup cricket tournament will be held in the 50-over format. Considering the current form, who will make the Asia Cup squad? It is certain that Shubman Gill will be the opener along with the captain Rohit Sharma. Currently, the team cannot think of keeping Gill, who has been in golden form in an Indian shirt and in the IPL. Then who will come to the other positions is the only topic of discussion. Let’s check the team’s chances for the Asia Cup.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have been in excellent form in the ODI format this year. In eight matches played, the hitman scored 371 runs at an average of 46.37 with a century and two fifties. Whereas Shubman Gill has 624 runs in 9 ODIs at an average of 78 with three centuries and one fifty in 2023. While run machine Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav will continue as middle order batsmen, wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul is expected to regain fitness by the time of the Asia Cup. Kohli’s batting position with two centuries and an average of 53 in ODIs this year is also unshaken. KL Rahul has a batting average of 57 in 2023. If Shreyas Iyer does not regain his fitness, Suryakumar Yadav is likely to be retained. Suriya’s record in ODIs is not so good but his performance in IPL is promising.
Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan are the two players who can be considered as wicketkeepers. As he recovers from the injury, there is little chance that Rahul will be given the additional duty of wicketkeeper. Kishan is the player who scored a double century against Bangladesh while Sanju has an amazing batting average of 71 in ODIs. The spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are the two spinners who are likely to make it to the team with their recent form. While Chahal took 21 wickets in IPL, Kuldeep has 15 wickets in eight ODIs this year. Along with Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and sometimes Deepak Hooda are the players likely to be considered for the all-rounder position. Among them, no one can doubt the excellence of Pandya, Jaddu and Aksar. While young pacers like Arshdeep Singh are out looking for more opportunities, the hot form in the IPL is a factor in favor of Mohammad Shami and Mohammad Siraj.
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