Captain Rohit Sharma emphasized that even he isn’t a lock to make India’s squad for the Asia Cup, which the BCCI has not yet announced.
Since the completion of the 2022 T20 World Cup, a number of fresh players have joined the Indian team for their senior international debuts. While players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have completely avoided the T20 format, they were even left off the ODI team for the most recent match against West Indies. Team India’s next major competition is the Asia Cup, and captain Rohit Sharma said even he isn’t a lock to make the team right now. Rohit also made a suggestion that some players will feel pressure to perform well at the Asia Cup because there are World Cup spots up for grabs. The Asia Cup will begin on August 30 and conclude on September 2 in Kandy, Sri Lanka, with a match between India and Pakistan, two bitter rivals. A hybrid format will be used for the tournament, with Pakistan hosting four games while hosting all of India’s games, making up a total of nine matches. The Indian team, especially the batting, shouldn’t be unduly dependent on any one player, according to Rohit Sharma. He is interested in how players respond to pressure during the next Asia Cup in order to make this determination. “We’ll see. We hope to prevail, but there are a lot of unanswered questions,” the speaker said. However, Rohit told reporters on the sidelines of a La Liga match here, “I want to watch some of the men batting under duress against great teams in the Asia Cup. We will wait and see what transpires because I still want to see those things, but it is always great to have several names rather than just one or two names. First and foremost, I hope they are in good physical condition. The Asia Cup selection meeting will take place in a few days, Rohit continued, adding that nobody, not even himself, is guaranteed to be chosen for the competition. The list of names there is lengthy. Before [that], we have the Asia Cup,” he continued. “We will determine the best combination to represent us at the World Cup. “No one is a given (option), not even me. Nobody is assured a spot because of this thing we have. We are unable to utter something like “you are thereafter all” or similar phrases. Yes, some players already know they will play, but at this point, playing three ODIs in the West Indies provided a decent opportunity to assess a few players. We will once again have strong competition at the Asia Cup, he added
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