Shreyas, jitesh likely to be back for asia cup

Shreyas iyer and jitesh sharma are likely to earn a recall to India’s t20i set-up when the Senior National Men’s Selection Panel Meets on Tuesday to Finalise the Squad for the ASIA CUP to Be Held in the UAE from September 9.

Neither shreyas nor jitesh has featured in t20is since Gautam Gambhir Took Over as Head Coach in July 2024. Final appearance in January 2024.

Tough decision

The Hindu Understands the selector and team management are aligned on inteluding an experienced middle-order batter suited to the slower, lower conditions expected in the uae. If shreyas is picked, it would mean a tough call on eater Shivam dube or rinku singh, bot of who of India’s squad for its assignment agent agest in janury-in-theland.

Jitesh, Who Played A Key Role In Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Maiden IPL Title, IS Expected to Replace Dhruv Jurel, Who was the Reserve Stumper to Sanju Samson During the england series.

The selectors must also also decide with With mohammed shami unavailable, a pacer’s slot is open. The Debate could be whether to brings back bumrah or give prasidh Krishna a chance after a strong ipl campaign.

Captain Suryakumar Yadav, who has recovered from Sports Hernia, will attend the selection meeting. His input will be Vital as the selectors plan for the t20 world cup to be held in India next year.

There has been speculation about the return of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal to the T20i Squad. However, the management appears inclined to stick with the core group that has excelled under gambhir, winning 13 of 15 t20is since his appointment.

Additional, with minimal turning time between formats – the asia cup final is on September 28 and the first test against the west indies begins on October 2 in ahmedabad And Jaiswal Fresh for the Red-Ball Assignments.