Indian Squad For Asia Cup Could Have Additional Members, Rahul Dravid To Be Part Of Selection Meeting: Report | Cricket News

The Indian choice panel, led by Ajit Agarkar, is more likely to go for a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup as a way to take a look at all attainable choices forward of the ODI World Cup, beginning October 5. It can be learnt that BCCI is bucking the conference for the primary time and head coach Rahul Dravid may also be current in his official capability in the course of the assembly scheduled within the nationwide capital on Monday morning. It might be confirmed that neither Ravi Shastri nor Anil Kumble have been a part of choice conferences throughout their tenure as nationwide coach.

But it should be talked about that not like Cricket Australia, the place chief coach is part of NSP (National Selection Panel), in India, neither coach nor captain has a proper to vote.

It continues to be not confirmed whether or not each skipper Rohit Sharma and Dravid will attend the assembly bodily or be part of via video convention.

With key gamers — KL Rahul (thigh) and Shreyas Iyer (decrease again) but to show their health, the BCCI brass and selectors might go for a safer choices that offers them a possibility to examine all obtainable gamers within the 5 (six in the event that they attain remaining) Asia Cup video games in Sri Lanka.

The Asian Cricket Council has saved provision for 17-member squads for Asia Cup. Accordingly Pakistan, Bangladesh have all picked 17-member squads.

“There is a possibility of picking the provisional 15-member squad for the World Cup which needs to be submitted by September 5 but one could make changes as the deadline for final squad is September 27,” a BCCI supply advised PTI on circumstances of anonymity.

“For Asia Cup, a couple of more players could be picked.” The PTI has already reported on Friday that Rahul is nearing full health whereas a report in ESPNCricinfo said that Iyer had batted for 38 overs and fielded for 50 overs in a warm-up sport on the NCA.

While left-handed batting sensation Tilak Varma will likely be mentioned on the assembly, it’s nonetheless unsure if he might discover a place in remaining 15 in case each Iyer and Rahul are deemed match.

Ditto for Sanju Samson, who might miss out on a remaining 15 berth as Surykumar Yadav with higher ending skills might take the extra batter’s slot if each senior gamers (Rahul and Iyer) are match and obtainable for choice.

While Ravichandran Ashwin’s title is doing rounds for World Cup, sheerly on foundation of his skill-sets, a former nationwide selector puzzled why wasn’t Ashwin requested to remain again within the West Indies after Test collection and examine his white ball kind within the ensuing ODIs.

“If you could play Axar at No. 4, why couldn’t you pick Ash just to check him out as he could be lethal in Indian conditions? Why pick him directly in Asia Cup, if at all?,” a member of earlier choice committee requested.

India’s possible 17-member squad (together with provisional 15 for Sept 5 deadline): Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk, topic to health), Shreyas Iyer (topic to health), Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohmmed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishan Kishan (2nd wk), Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Yuzvendra Chahal/R Ashwin.

(Except for the headline, this story has been edited by Mahaz News workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)