BCCI has announced the 15-member India squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in UAE.
Rohit Sharma will once again be leading team India while KL Rahul has been named as the vice-captain of the side.
Virat Kohli also makes a return to the Indian side which sees Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan miss out.
A big blow for India however will be the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who has not been picked due to an injury.
Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh and Ravi Bishnoi can be seen as surprise picks with an eye on the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year.
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The 15th edition of the tournament will be played in the UAE between six teams. Defending champions India are also the most successful team, having won the trophy on seven occasions.
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While the last edition of the tournament was held in an ODI format, this edition will feature the T20 format.
The six teams are divided into two groups with India, Pakistan and a qualifying team in Group A and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan forming Group B.
Each team plays the other once in the group stage with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Super 4 round. The top 2 teams from Super 4 will qualify for the final.
The tournament begins on August 27 with the final on September 11.
India squad for Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan