India squad for Asia Cup 2023 LIVE: BCCI to announce Rohit Sharma-led team today

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India's Asia Cup squad LIVE

How many spinners will India take to the Asia Cup? Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav are definite inclusions. Other options are R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal. Ashwin played red ball cricket in the TNCA league but was kept out of the West Indies matches which suggests he's not part of the plans. Chahal, meanwhile, is not priority. If Tilak Varma is picked, India get a part-time spinner. There's also the possibility of bringing in Washington Sundar. In sub-continent conditions, four specialist spinners may not be the worst idea either.

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Shardul Thakur vs Prasidh Krishna

Shardul Thakur, with 58 wickets, a half-century and a batting strike-rate of 106-plus from 38 ODIs, is expected to be picked ahead of fit-again Prasidh Krishna. The seamer was pegged back by a lower back stress fracture but returned to the scheme of things in the Ireland T20Is. He took two wickets in the first T20I and two more in the second

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India's Asia Cup squad Live

Case for Tilak Varma: He made a remarkable start to international cricket with fearless batting in the Caribbean. After scoring 173 runs in five T20Is against West Indies, many are calling for him to be brought into the ODI fold as well starting with the Asia Cup.

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Sandeep Patil also thinks Tilak Varma should come in

"100 per cent [if India should hand Tilak Varma a debut] I will go with Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav. Who will be in the playing XI, can be decided after looking at the balance and the opposition. But Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav will both be in my team.”

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Former India coach Ravi Shastri advocates for Tilak Varma's inclusion

"I'm very impressed with Tilak Varma. Very, very impressed. And I want a left-hander. So, if I'm looking for a left-hander in the middle order, like Yuvraj Singh and before that was Suresh Raina at five, I would really look in that direction. Sandy and MSK have been selectors, and if I was a selector along with my panel, I would be looking at that current form, looking at how he's getting his runs. So, when I look at the way he has got his runs over the last three months, whether it was for Mumbai Indians, for India, whether it was handling pressure, opposition, or different situations of the game, he has ticked all the boxes for someone so young. When it comes to shot selection, when it comes to the range of shots, the ability to be unorthodox, he has everything. So I'll be looking at him very closely because he is hot at the moment, his mindset, his confidence, he understands situations, which is for me the most important thing."

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Asia Cup squad announcement LIVE

Welcome to our live coverage of India's squad announcement for the Asia Cup 2023. The tournament gets underway next week but beyond the continental tournament, the focus will be on the ODI World Cup and the thought process for the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee, captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid.