The Asia Cup 2022 gets underway on August 27. However, all eyes will be on the blockbuster India-Pakistan clash at the Dubai International Stadium.
Both teams will be heading into this clash with the unavailability of their respective pace spearheads- Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi, who have been ruled out due to injuries.
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Nonetheless, there will be a few of the selected players who might not get a chance in the six-team competition. Without further ado, let's have a look at the Indian players who may not get a game throughout the Asia Cup.
1. Deepak Hooda
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Deepak Hooda has been India’s lucky charm ever since he made his international debut in February this year. The Indian team has gone on to register 17 successive victories in limited overs which Hooda has played ever since his debut.
However, the Rohtak cricketer might not feature in India’s playing XI for the upcoming Asia Cup as the middle-order for the competition is already overcrowded with the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, etc. leaving less or no room for Hooda.
2. Ravichandran Ashwin
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Ravichandran Ashwin's inclusion in the 15-member squad for the Asia Cup raised a few eyebrows as he hardly played any T20I for the Indian team in the last couple of years. He also had a mediocre season of the IPL in terms of his individual performance.
With Ravindra Jadeja already in the squad as an off-spinner and his ability to strike the ball hard along with the great fielding standards that he has set, It would be fair to say that Ravichandran Ashwin might not get a chance in any of the matches of the Asia Cup.
3. Ravi Bishnoi
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Youngster Ravi Bishnoi has succeeded in making the most of his opportunities in whatever opportunities he got throughout this year for India in white-ball cricket. Nonetheless, when it comes to a prestigious tournament like the Asia Cup.
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India already have three seasoned spinners in their arsenal with a quality amount of experience playing on the UAE wickets. They include the likes of finger spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja and wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Chahal has been in the form of his life since IPL 2022, and therefore, there is no way he would be benched.
4. Avesh Khan
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Emerging pacer Avesh Khan is trying to make a mark consistently donning the Indian jersey. The only occasion where he got it horribly wrong was during a T20I game against the West Indies.
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Avesh would be hoping to find a place in India’s playing XI in the absence of the pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, who have been ruled out due to injuries, and Mohammed Shami (non-exclusion). However, with senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and yorker specialist Arshdeep Singh in splendid form, Avesh might not be preferred with his not-so-impressive record at the death
