The upcoming Cricket Asia Cup 2023 will be the 16th edition of the 50 Overs Asia Cup & will be played entirely in Pakistan. This will be the first time that Pakistan will host the cup alone, as in the previous editions, it acted as the joint host. The tournament will see 6 teams fighting for the beautiful trophy as the Asia Cup 2023 final will be played on 17 September, 2023 in Sri Lanka.
The India Cricket Board has announced the team squad for the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023. The 2023 Cricket Asia Cup schedule has also been updated. India Squad For Asia Cup 2023
The ACC Cricket Asia Cup 2023 is one of the most awaited sporting events, and as the 2023 championship is fast approaching, fans are eager to know more about the competing teams and players. India has attracted a lot of attention especially because of its powerful roster of top players.
India Squad For Asia Cup 2023 (Unofficial)
Openers:
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Shubman Gill
For the openers, Rohit Sharma & Shibman Gill are highly likely to be selected in India’s squad for the Asia Cup 2023. Rohit Sharma will be Captain of Team India in the Asia Cup 2023. This year, the righthanded batter has scored 371 runs in 8 ODIs with 2 centuries & 1 half century at a strike rate of 46.37.
Shubman Gill has also batted brilliantly so far in 2023. In 9 ODI matches, he has scored 624 runs at an excellent average of 78.0. With 3 tons and 1 fifty, Gill proved that he is at the peak of his form right now. He also scored a memorable double century against NZ.
Middle Order:
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- Suryakumar Yadav
Virat Kohli will be a key middle order batter for the India team. The right handed batter has already scored 2 centuries in ODIs this year. Kohli has scored 427 runs in 9 ODIs at an average of 53.37%.
Shreyas Iyer will be unavailable for the next few months due to back surgery. However, he is expected to make a comeback before the 2023 Asia Cup in September. He has scored 94 runs in 3 ODIs this year. Suryakumar Yadav can be another middle order batsman for India. So far, the right-handed batsman has scored 433 runs in 23 ODIs.
| Batting Position | Inns | NO | 100s | 50s | 0s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34* | 34 | 136.00 | |
| 04 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 6.00 | 100.00 |
| 05 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 320 | 35.56 | 98.46 |
| 06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 49 | 16.33 | 113.95 |
| 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Overall | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 433 | 24.06 | 102.1 |
Wicket-Keepers:
- KL Rahul
- Tilak Varma
For wicketkeepers, India may pick Tilak Varma and Rishabh Pant in the Asia Cup 2023 squad. KL Rahul will also be the middle order batsman. The right-handed batsman has scored 226 runs at an average of 56.50 in 6 ODIs this year.
All-Rounders:
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Axar Patel
There are the main All-Rounders of Indian Cricket Team. There are also spinners and some pace bowlers. BCCI Selectors select them in viewing of thier past performances.
Spinners:
- Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav can be selected as the spinners of the team. Yadav, who returned to the Indian team last year after a stellar performance in IPL 2022, has taken 15 wickets in 8 ODIs in 2023 at an average of 21.13. Chahal has played only 2 ODIs this year in which he has taken 3 wickets.
Fast Bowlers:
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammed Shami
- Mohammed Siraj
- Shardul Thakur
- Prasidh Krishna
Asia Cup 2023 Indian Team Players (Expected)
So far, BCCI has announced its squad for the ACC Cricket Asia Cup. We have compiled a list of players that BCCI is focusing on this year. They are playing Cricket Asia Cup in 2023.
| Openers | Middle Order | All Rounders | Fast Bowlers | Spinners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | Virat Kohli | Hardik Pandya | Jasprit Bumrah | – |
| Shubman Gill | Shreyas Iyer | Akshar Patel | Mohammed Shami | Kuldeep Yadav |
| Ishaan Kishan | Suryakumar Yadav | Ravindra Jadeja | Mohammed Siraj | Axar Patel |
| Tilak Varma | – | Shradul Thakur | – | – |
| – | – | – | Prasidh Krishna | – |
| – | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | Aunders | Shardul Thakur | – |
| – | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | – |
Batters:
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Subhman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- Suryakumar Yadev
Wicket-Keepers:
- Ishan Kishan
- KL Rahul
All-Rounders:
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Axar Patel
- Shradul Thakur
Bowler’s:
- Axar Patel
- Kuldeep Yadeve
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammad Siraj
- Mohammad Shami
- Pradish Krishna
India openers for Asia Cup 2023
- Rohit Sharma
- Shubman Gill
- Ishaan Kishan (Wicketkeeper)
- Sheryes Iyer
Captain Rohit Sharma, Shibman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shikhar Dhawan and Rituraj Gaikwad are the prominent names as openers for the Asia Cup. Although Rohit, Shibman, Ishaan and Dhawan would be favorites for the role, Dhawan was not included in Team India for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. In such a case, it will be seen whether the selectors call Dhawan back for the upcoming series or not. Shubman and Ishaan are in superb form.India Asia Cup 2023 Squad Fixtures Machtes
Indias middle order Batters for Asia Cup 2023
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Tilak Verma
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav and KL Rahul are almost certain to be selected in the middle order batting team. Apart from them, Rishabh Pant &Sanju Samson will also be in the eyes of the BCCI selectors. However, Pant met with a car accident last month, HE IS INJURED NOW. . In such a situation, it is considered difficult to return the paint before the Asia Cup.
Indias All-Rounders For Asia Cup 2023
- Hardik Pandya (Pace Bowler)
- Akshar Patel (spinner)
- Ravindra Jadeja (Spinner)
- Shradul Thakur
There are the main All-Rounders of Indian Cricket Team. There are also spinners and some pace bowlers. BCCI Selectors select them in viewing of thier past performances.
India Fast Bowlers For Asia Cup 2023
The list of indian fast bowlers is given below:
- Jasprit Bumrah (injured)
- Mohammed Shami
- Mohammed Siraj
- Famous Krishna
- Shardul Thakur
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