Cricket, Asia Cup: KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer included in Rohit Sharma-led Indian squad

KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been included in India squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India selection committee announced on Monday.

Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar, now the chairman of selectors, announced a 17-member team for the Asia Cup that is set to begin on August 30 and will be hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

India’s first match of the campaign will be against rivals Pakistan, at the Pallekele International Stadium in Sri Lanka on August 2.

Rahul and Iyer have spent a significant amount of time sidelined due to a thigh and back injury respectively. While Rahul picked up his injury during the 2023 Indian Premier League season, Iyer has not played a competitive match since Australia toured India in March.

Both have reportedly been undergoing rehabilitation and training at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for weeks.

“Both are coming off long-term serious injuries,” said Agarkar in a press conference. “Shreyas has been declared completely fit. Rahul, not his original injury but there’s a niggle, which is why Sanju [Samson] is travelling [as a reserve player]. We’ll get a report from the physio at some stage but we all expect him to be fit. If not at the start,...

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