India's Asia Cup 2023 Squad: Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul - Big Names In Fray

Indian cricket team's Asia Cup 2023 squad is most likely to be announced on Monday. Several reports have claimed that the BCCI selectors will meet Team India captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid to decide on the final squad for the Asia Cup, which begins on August 30. India's first match is against arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2 in Sri Lanka. The Asia Cup squad holds extra importance as it will more or less give an idea about what the squad for the ODI World Cup 2023 will look like.

This is the team management's final chance to test out all options. We take a look at the probable names that might get selected for the Asia Cup 2023. A 17-member squad is likely to be selected as Asia Cup has that provision.

Rohit Sharma (captain) - He is an automatic choice. India's regular captain and prolific opener, Sharma has scored 632 runs in 17 ODIs since the start of 2022 at an average of 45.14.

Shubman Gill - Another automatic choice. The last one year has seen him reach great heights. Since January 2022, he scored 1388 runs in 24 ODIS at an astounding average 69.40.

Virat Kohli - He is probably the most automatic choice. A modern day great Kohli is a big tournament player.

Tilak Varma - Is he India's surprise answer to No. conundrum? In a team full of right-handers he provides a different dimension. His debut T20I series against West Indies was promising to say the least.

KL Rahul (wk) - Here comes the tricky part. Had he been fully fit, he would have been an automatic choice. But a thigh injury has prevented him to take the field since may. According to reports, he has recovered and taken part in match simulations. He has started wicketkeeping too in practice sessions. Selectors might punt on him, as he can keep