Asia Cup 2023: 3 Backup Players of KL Rahul if He Misses the 1st Match
KL Rahul (Source: Twitter)
India will kick start their campaign of the 16th edition of Asia Cup when they lock horns with Pakistan on 2nd September at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka. The Chairman of Selectors, Ajit Agarkar, along with the Men in Blue skipper, Rohit Sharma, announced the 18-member squad for the Asia Cup 2023 in the press conference on Monday, August 21, in Delhi. Star India batter, KL Rahul has recovered from his injury and has made it to the squad for the tournament but Agarkar asserted in the press conference that he still has some niggle issues so there is a possibility that he can miss some of the matches.
Asia Cup 2023 squad for team India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mohammad Shami, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna, and Sanju Samson (back-up).
Three Alternates for KL Rahul if Absent in Asia Cup 2023:
3. Suryakumar Yadav:
Suryakumar Yadav is considered one of the best players of spin. Pakistan has good spinners like Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, and Usama Mir, and in subcontinental conditions in Sri Lanka, batters have to play the spinner carefully. He has the sweep shot in his bucket and uses his feet well. Against Pakistan, even a small but significant knock will have a significant influence because all it takes is for the momentum to change just a little bit.
