The squad, which additionally displays the make-up of the Indian group for the ODI World Cup later this 12 months, was introduced after the choice committee assembly headed by the chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Delhi.
Agarkar and India captain Rohit Sharma then formally introduced the group, adopted by a press convention.
Tilak Varma and Prasidh Krishna additionally discovered a spot within the squad, with Sanju Samson because the back-up participant.
The Asia Cup begins on August 30 with the match between Pakistan and Nepal in Multan.
India will play all their matches in Sri Lanka, starting with the sport towards arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy.
Whereas India, Pakistan and Nepal are a part of Group A, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan kind the extra aggressive Group B. The highest two groups from every of the group will progress to the ‘Tremendous 4’ stage.
In complete, the match may have 13 matches, with 4 to be hosted by Pakistan and 9 in Sri Lanka.
The ultimate is scheduled for September 17 in Colombo.
India squad for Asia Cup
: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna
Full schedule:
Group stage:
August 30: Pakistan vs Nepal, Multan
August 31: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Kandy
September 2: India vs Pakistan, Kandy
September 3: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Lahore
September 4: India vs Nepal, Kandy
September 5: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Lahore
Tremendous 4s stage:
September 6: A1 vs B2, Lahore
September 9: B1 vs B2, Colombo
September 10: A1 vs A2, Colombo
September 12: A2 vs B1, Colombo
September 14: A1 vs B1, Colombo
September 15: A2 vs B2, Colombo
September 17: Last, Colombo
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