- By Himanshu Badola
- Mon, 21 Aug 2023 03:10 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India will be gearing up for the upcoming Asia Cup that takes place in Pakistan and Sri Lanka as the Men in Blue announced the squad for the marquee event on Monday.
The slot for the number four batter has been one of the most important ones and has turned out to be a debatable point in Indian cricket for a while now.
From finding a batter for the position in the 2019 ODI World Cup, team India look for the same this year as well as the slot still remains a concerning point.
From Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma being considered as valid options to suggestions of playing Virat Kohli in the role, there was no shortage of discussions.
While KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer return to the Indian team, skipper Rohit Sharma made it clear that the debate needs to stop about a particular slot.
"It is not about just one position...all positions are important. We have had injuries along the lines and that is the reason we needed to manage that load. We need to figure out what combination suits us. Want to give all players a chance," Rohit said at the press conference.
But the slot will witness a challenge among a few batters including the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Ishan Kishan who would be up against the duo of Rahul and Iyer.
The combination of going with Rahul gives an extra edge considering his services as a wicketkeeper as well which provides a luxury to the team of playing an extra batter in order to strengthen their batting.
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India's squad for Asia Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna
Reserve player: Sanju Samson