Team India gifted their followers a second to rejoice after they registered a superb win over Sri Lanka to clinch their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led aspect appeared in nice contact in your entire event as they received each sport, aside from one towards Bangladesh. In the ultimate match, pacer Mohammed Siraj stole the present along with his spectacular six-wicket haul and likewise bagged the Player of the Match award. Apart from him, it was spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who was declared because the Player of the Series for his power-packed efficiency.

Kuldeep registered a five-wicket haul towards the arch-rivals Pakistan, adopted by a four-wicket towards Sri Lanka. As Team India is now gearing up for the upcoming ODIs towards Australia, forward of the World Cup 2023, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar known as Kuldeep India’s “trump card”.

“I have spent time with him in the IPL. He’s a guy with special skillset. Every guy needs to be shown faith and the Indian team management has done that and the results are there. He’s a trump card (for us). Most teams are finding him a challenge. All of us are excited for what lies ahead,” mentioned Agarkar throughout a press convention on Monday.

Talking concerning the ODIs towards Australia, the wrist-spinner has been rested for the primary two, which can start from September 22. He will likely be becoming a member of the crew in third and ultimate ODI on September 27.

Apart from Kuldeep, skipper Rohit Sharma and senior batter Virat Kohli are additionally rested for the primary two matches. Seasoned spinner R Ashwin made a comeback to the ODI crew with the sequence and might be drafted into the Indian crew for the World Cup if Axar Patel would not get match earlier than the September 28 deadline set by the ICC.

Off-spinner Washington Sundar has additionally been included within the squad for all three video games and is one other again up possibility for the World Cup.

Squad for the primary two ODIs:KL Rahul (captain), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Squad for third ODI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel (topic to health), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohammed Siraj.