It’s official VVS Laxman is announced as coach of Men’s team at Asian Games 2023 set to be played Hangzhou in China, from September 19 to October 7. The squad will be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, as the main team will be competing in the ODI World Cup 2023, with Rahul Dravid as coach.
Apart from Gaikwad, the squad will see the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, and Rinku Singh. India will directly play the Continental Games from the quarterfinal round itself owing to the position they finished in the ICC T20I Rankings.
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Senior Players like Shikhar Dhawan, and Ravichandran Ashwin did not find a place in the squad.
Dhawan has a near-spotless record in ICC tournaments. The veteran left-hander however has fallen down the pecking order, with the team management backing younger players. The 37-year-old is currently at the NCA building his fitness even as he was omitted from the squad for the West Indies tour.
However, Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel has placed their bets on the young squad and thinking about the future. Gaikwad, tipped to take Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captaincy after MS Dhoni’s retirement is entrusted to lead the side. The CSK opening batter is coming of a pretty good IPL season and also has captaincy experience by leading Maharashtra side.
Asian Games 2023: Gaikwad captain, VVS Laxman coach
- Full strength Women’s team, second string men’s side
- Gaikwad to lead, VVS Laxman as coach
- World Cup 2023 rejects to form Asiad squad.
The Women’s team meanwhile will be at full strength with no commitments. Harmanpreet Kaur’s side travel to Bangladesh in July, following which their calendar opens up. The Asian Games is likely to be the first assignment for the incoming head coach.
India’s Men Squad
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh.
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