“Either Shreyas Iyer or Tilak Varma”: Sanjay Manjrekar Picks India’s XI For Asia Cup | Cricket News

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Asia Cup 2023 is simply across the nook and the cricket followers around the globe are eagerly ready for the mouth-watering conflict between India and Pakistan. The arch-rivals shall be squaring off in opposition to one another in Kandy on September 2. Team India’s squad for the continental occasion was introduced on Monday, the place all-rounder Hardik Pandya was named because the vice-captain. Apart from him, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have additionally been included within the squad, after recovering from their respective accidents.

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has shared his views on India’s Predicted XI for the upcoming Asia Cup. Manjrekar included Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Mohammed Shami because the pacers and Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav because the spinners.

“My three seamers would be Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami. Hardik Pandya would be my fourth seamer. My spinners would be Jadeja and Kuldeep. My opener would be Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma. No. 3 batter would be Virat Kohli. KL Rahul would play because he is the keeper,” mentioned Manjrekar on ESPNCricinfo.

“Either Shreyas Iyer or Tilak Varma could play [in the middle-order]. I am saying this because in India’s first-choice side XI, the first seven (six) batters, including Hardik Pandya, are all right-handers. Somewhere, India will have to fit in a left-hander in Tilak Varma. This is a problem India has,” he added.

Sanjay Manjrekar’s India enjoying XI for the Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer/ Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.

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