Asia Cup 2022: The Asia Cup 2022 is a major competition that will be held this year. This year’s Asia Cup will take place in August and September. Six Asian teams will compete for the championship.
The five confirmed teams are Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. A team from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Singapore, and Hong Kong will compete in the event. The competition will take place in Sri Lanka. India is the tournament’s defending champion.
In 2018, India won the Asia Cup for the first time. This time, India will try to defend its championship, and the selectors will put up a formidable side for the Asia Cup in 2022. We take a look at India’s likely squad for the Asia Cup in 2022.
Asia Cup 2022: Predicted Indian Playing 11
1. Rohit Sharma (Captain)
Rohit Sharma is the current captain of India in all three forms, and he will also lead the squad at the Asia Cup in 2022. Sharma has shown excellent captaincy thus far, winning all of his games as captain. So far in 2022, the right-handed batsman has played three ODIs and scored 78 runs with one fifty.
2. KL Rahul
Rahul was picked to India’s squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in September 2021. He was India’s best run-scorer (11th overall) in the tournament, with 194 runs, including three consecutive fifties. In a match against Scotland, he also hit the tournament’s joint-fastest fifty in just 18 balls.
3. Virat Kohli
Another batsman on the India squad for the Asia Cup in 2022 will be Virat Kohli. In the past year, the former Indian captain has struggled with his form. With the break still ongoing, he is expected to return to the field with more vigor. Kohli has played six One-Day Internationals this year, scoring 142 runs with two fifties.
4. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav could be a batsman for the team in the 2022 Asia Cup. An injury has forced the right-handed hitter to leave the field. In IPL 2022, he put in an outstanding performance. Yadav is one of India’s most reliable middle-order batters at the moment. He has 143 runs at 47.66 and 1 fifty in four One-Day Internationals so far this year.
5. Dinesh Karthik (WK)
Dinesh Karthik returned to India’s T20 set-up after a three-year absence for the South African tour of India in May 2022, thanks to his outstanding performance for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League’s 2022 season. In the third T20 encounter against South Africa, he scored his first half-century in the series, 16 years after making his T20I debut for India. He was picked in India’s T20I squad for the series against Ireland in June 2022.
6. Hardik Pandya
In the Asia Cup 2022, Hardik Pandya might be an all-rounder for India. With both bat and ball, the right-handed batter has had a fantastic comeback in IPL 2022. He’s also doing well in the ongoing T20I series between India and South Africa. Hardik Pandya, India’s all-rounder and lower-order hitter, will be vital in the competition.
7. Ravindra Jadeja
Another all-rounder who could be included in the event is Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja is currently on the sidelines due to an injury. During the IPL 2022, he was underwhelming. However, he has performed admirably for the national team. Jadeja will be a vital spinner for the squad in addition to his hard-hitting batting.
8. Yuzvendra Chalal
During the event, Yuzvendra Chahal might be one of the team’s spinners. Chahal has proven that he is one of India’s best spinners by winning the purple cap in IPL 2022. In the IND vs SA series, the right-arm spinner wowed with his performance. In 2022, the leg spinner has 7 wickets in 5 ODIs.
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
In the Asia Cup 2022, Bhuvneshwar Kumar might be another pacer for India. In ODIs and T20Is, Kumar is a regular pacer for India. The IND vs SA series, the right-arm pacer has put in a strong showing. In the two One-Day Internationals he played this year, Kumar did not take any wickets. However, he has 11 wickets at an average of 17.27 in eight T20Is this year.
10. Mohammad Shami
Another speedster for India in the event may be Mohammed Shami. In all three forms, Shami is an important pacer for India. He performed admirably for Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2022. So far this year, Shami has been rested from ODIs and T20Is. However, his Test performances for India have been outstanding.
11. Jasprit Bumrah
In the Asia Cup 2022, Jasprit Bumrah might be another pacer for the team. The right-arm bowler has appeared in three One-Day Internationals, taking five wickets at a strike rate of 27.40. In the IPL 2022, he also performed admirably for the Mumbai Indians. Bumrah will be an important fast bowler for India, and he will almost certainly be included in the roster.
