Fans react as India squad for Asia Cup 2023 gets announced

Tilak Varma has received maiden India call-up for ODI Asia Cup 2023.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on August 21, 2023, announced the Team India 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 tournament which begins on August 30 onwards.

There were many speculations in both the batting and bowling departments and the squad was as expected with a couple of surprises as well.

As for the batting unit, Rohit Sharma, the captain has been picked along with Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli at the top order. Also chosen as a backup opener was Ishan Kishan. Virat Kohli would continue to bat at No. 3 for India.

Now the big news was the inclusion of Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, both coming off surgeries for their respective injuries. Shreyas Iyer has been out since March 2023 with a back issue and Rahul has been out of action since May 2023 after suffering a thigh.

But now both have been chosen in the 17-member squad for the Asia Cup 2023 and will probably solve India’s no. 4 conundrum.

Apart from them, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Suryakumar Yadav also have been picked to form a middle order. Also named in the squad is Tilak Varma, bringing a left-handed option in the middle as well.

The spin department saw Kuldeep Yadav being the only wrist-spin option meaning that Yuzvendra Chahal missed out. Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are the other two spinners being named in the Asia Cup squad.

As for the pace options, India are spoilt for choices as they picked Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, and Jasprit Bumrah.

Sanju Samson has been named as a backup player for Asia Cup 2023.    

The squad evoked many reactions from the fans and experts alike on social media and they reacted with respect to some players who were picked and some who had to be left out.

Here’s how twitter reacted to India squad for Asia Cup 2023:

Here's the Rohit Sharma-led team for the upcoming #AsiaCup2023 🙌#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/TdSyyChB0b

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 21, 2023

If you know you know 😜 #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/wV1V57V2E3

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 21, 2023

🇮🇳 – it's the only thing that matters #AsiaCup2023 #TeamIndia #ShreyasIyer pic.twitter.com/PQkVUHuFIQ

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) August 21, 2023

Happy For Shreya Iyer , KL Rahul and Prasiddh Krishna.. They were injured and They got what they owned.. Their Respective Spots 💯Sad For Yuzi Chahal… Selector literally drops him everytime just before a Multination Event. #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/oVI1IArbPh

— Sir Anthoni (@imAnthoni_) August 21, 2023

Congrats to KL Rahul & Shreyas Iyer.Thanks to Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar atleast Sanju Samson included in Asia Cup as a backup 🥺❤️Feel for Shikhar Dhawan 💔#AsiaCup2023 #BCCI #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/PN1RuK3GmP

— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) August 21, 2023

Tilak Varma selected for Asia Cup 2023 💙#AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/zFg31oM2aI

— Ujjwal Reddy (@HumanTsunaME) August 21, 2023

The wait is finally over, KL Rahul has selected & will be available for the upcoming Asia Cup. Eagerly waiting to see you in action after a long time. Best wishes champ, have a great tournament! ❤️#AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/jyJy1GPBO0

— Juman Sarma (@cool_rahulfan) August 21, 2023

It's such a good line up and all the drama unnecessarily spoilt the good bit coming out.* Tilak gets a chance.* KL & Shreyas back.* Prasidh is back too. * Sanju is in the backup.Lovely!#AsiaCup2023

— KSR (@KShriniwasRao) August 21, 2023

#AsiaCup2023KL and Iyer are back 😭😭❤️❤️Dream continues🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/InIUEj6bVk

— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) August 21, 2023

Welcome back Shreyas Iyer.Can't wait to see you on the field. 💙😭🥹#AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/mYhqY2jmyR

— Shreyas Aryan (@Ariyen34) August 21, 2023

Ajit Agarkar on "Why no Yuzi Chahal?" – You can’t fit in two wrist spinners and at the moment Kuldeep is ahead of Chahal.' #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/WCVhiva7mW

— Vipin Tiwari (@vipintiwari952) August 21, 2023

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