Rahul and Iyer likely to miss Asia Cup 2023-Reports 

Team India: Asia cup 2023 is going to take place from 30 august in sri lanka and pakistan. india’s campaign start with clash against pakistan on 2nd of septemper. less than one month time is remaining in upcoming asia cup and indian team have started facing troubleness. Reports coming from BCCI officials that india’s two top batsman KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer likely to miss the multination asia tournament.

According to report by cricbuzz, the sources within the Board of Control for cricket india (BCCI) feels that india’s best batsman pair are not in position to face competetive cricket soon. as a result, they have been ruled out from asia cup squad. However, It is assumed that Rahul and Iyer may be fit for the ODI Series againt Australia that will be played subsequently just after asia cup.

Iyer undergoes back surgery

After persistent injury troubles, India’s Middle order batsman shreyas iyer undergoes back surgery. That cause indian batsman to miss odi series against aus in march month as well as ipl 2023. The right handed batter was last seen during the border gavaskar trophy series. currently, iyer is under rehab in national cricket academy (NCA).

Rahul sustained injury in IPL 2023

On the other hand, Rahul sustained injury while playing for lucknow super gaints (LSG) against RCB in TATA IPL 2023. Wicket-keeper batter sought surgery in london and now he has begun practicing in the nets. sources believe that he is not ready for competitive as of yet.

Talking about indian squad for the upcoming asia cup, it is quiet clear that squad will comprises of majority of players who recently played odi series against west indies. However, Bowling line up will be strengthen with the return of jasprit Bumrah after injury and Mohammad Shami along with Mohamnmad Siraj.