Overview

• The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will meet in Mumbai on August 19 to finalise India’s 15-member Asia Cup squad.
• Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson are poised to retain their roles as first-choice openers, with Yashasvi Jaiswal preferred over Shubman Gill for the backup slot.
• Mohammed Siraj is likely to miss out on the pace unit, while Jasprit Bumrah has confirmed his availability with final inclusion to depend on workload management.
• India’s pace attack is expected to feature Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and one of Prasidh Krishna or Harshit Rana, with Mohammed Shami not in contention.
• Head coach Gautam Gambhir’s last-minute input could prove decisive for borderline selections as the committee casts its formal vote.