Suryakumar Yadav named as the captain of the Indian team, Squad to be picked on…
The schedule of the upcoming biggest event of the year, the Asia Cup has been announced. According to reports by Times of India, the Indian cricket team squad will be picked on August 19 in Mumbai.
According to reports by Times of India, the Indian cricket team will be picked on August 19. The skipper of the team in the T20 format will be traveling to Mumbai from Bengaluru to attend the selection meeting.
The skipper of the Indian team in the T20 format, Suryakumar Yadav, is currently at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. Where he is under rehab due to sports hernia surgery. However, it’s confirmed that he will be the captain for the Asia Cup.
“Yes, the team for the Asia Cup will be picked on Aug 19 in Mumbai. The selection committee meeting will be followed by a press conference by chief selector, former India pacer Ajit Agarkar” A BCCI source said.
According to the reports, Shubman Gill will be appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian team. “In fact, with India looking to persist with the opening pair of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, Gill is currently struggling to even make it to the side. Even Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had a great series in England, and middle-order bat Shreyas Iyer are likely not to be picked for the T20 side. Jaiswal has been told by the selectors to focus on red-ball cricket,” a source revealed.
The Indian team skipper, Suryakumar Yadav scored 1,107 runs in the all format of the T20S at an average of 36.90, with a strike rate of 161.13 and eight fifties. His best score is 75 after the T20 WC win.
However, the skipper of the Indian team is test cricket, Shubman Gill has scored 893 runs in just only 22 matches at an average of 47.00 with a strike rate of over 147 and eight fifties with the highest score of 93 runs.
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