Excluded from the Asian Games team, chances of playing the World Cup increased, will BCCI repose faith in these 5 players?

BCCI has announced India’s women’s and men’s team for the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China. The command of Team India in the Asian Games will be in the hands of opener Rituraj Gaikwad. Many young players have got a chance in this team. There are also some names who were expected to be in this team but it did not happen. This player will not be disappointed but will be happy.

There were reports of Shikhar Dhawan becoming the captain

Earlier there were reports that Shikhar Dhawan would get the captaincy of the team going to the Asian Games, but this cricketer, known as Gabbar, was not given a chance. Apart from Dhawan, young wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, explosive batsman Suryakumar Yadav and fast bowler Umran Malik have also not been selected for the Asian Games. The main reason behind this is the World Cup.

Asian Games and World Cup will be held at the same time

In fact, the players who participate in the Asian Games will not be included in the World Cup team. The dates of both the tournaments are clashing. In such a situation, the players who have not been selected for the Asian Games, their hopes of playing the World Cup remain intact. Indian batsman KL Rahul’s chances of playing in the Asia Cup are very less, in which case the team will need his replacement.

BCCI wants players in reserve for World Cup

Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan would be the right choices for this. At the same time, BCCI can try to bet on Suryakumar to replace the injured Shreyas Iyer. Shikhar Dhawan can be kept in the team as a backup opener. Umran Malik can also be kept as a backup considering the risk of injury to the fast bowlers. The World Cup is currently about three months away. In such a situation, BCCI wants to take any risk. Along with the main team, it also wants to keep the backup option ready.