‘Ticks all boxes’ Fans hail Ajit Agarkar for ‘perfect’ Asian Games 2023 squad

Asian Games 2023: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced men and women’s squad for the Asian Games 2023. While many were expecting the return of Shikhar Dhawan as captain, Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and Co. picked young Rituraj Gaikwad for the leadership role.

While it was a surprising move by the selectors, Indian cricket fans expressed their excitement over a young Indian squad.

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Netizens took to Twitter to express their ‘satisfaction’ with the squad and applauded Ajit Agarkar for making right decisions in his first assignment as Chief selector.

Check out some of the reactions:

Its 1st assignment of Agarkar and what a squad to select. Covered all bases. Gave every player a due. Called back unduely left ones

— Abhinandan Nahata (@khelgyani_abhi) July 14, 2023

There’s so much hope and promise in this team. Hopefully they will handle the transition well and play long for team India. Agarkar’s first team selection and I’m liking it. https://t.co/m6PDZHCIuQ

— Cricketologist (@AMP86793444) July 14, 2023

Change has begun on day one of Ajit Agarkar’s stint as chief selector. 👏#INDvsWI #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/hK64YtG5WY

— Jamie Alter 🇮🇳 (@alter_jamie) July 5, 2023

All the talks of Shikhar Dhawan leading goes up in the smoke.
This means Ajit Agarkar doesn’t believe in going back. #AsianGames #riturajgaikwad #teamindia https://t.co/0IQ6K8qH8a

— Taus Rizvi (@rizvitaus) July 14, 2023

Sundar, Tripathi, Dube earn re-call

Washington Sundar, who has been in and out of the Indian squad due to injuries, has been re-called for Continental Games. Shivam Dube also makes a comeback to the side alongside Rahul Tripathi and Shivam Mavi.

Asian Games is set to take place in China this year from September 23 to October 8, 2023. While Gaikwad will lead men’s team, Harmanpreet Kaur will captain the women’s squad. The men’s cricket competition will take place from September 28 to October 8 in a T20 format.

Meanwhile the women’s tournament will take place on September 19-28.

Also Read: Time up for Dhawan! BCCI opts Ruturaj Gaikwad as Captain for Asian Games

India’s Squad for Asian Games

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wk)

Standby Players: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Sai Sudarsan

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