Indian team leaves for China for Asian Games 2023

 

Indian team leaves for China for Asian Games 2023

The Indian cricket team has left to participate in the Asian Games 2023 going on in Hangzhou, China. The Indian team left for Hangzhou from Mumbai. The top five teams along with the Indian team got the top seeding due to the ICC T20 International ranking and got direct entry into the quarter-finals. The Indian team will start its campaign in the Asian Games 2023 on October 3.

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India Will Play Quarter Finals Directly

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are the top-5 ranked teams in the ICC T20 International rankings. Therefore they have been given top priority. These teams will get a direct place in the quarter finals. The Indian team is considered a strong contender to win the gold medal.

Ruturaj Gaikwad will take command

Ruturaj Gaikwad has been made the captain of the Indian team for the Asian Games. Yashasvi Jaiswal has also got a place in the team. Shivam Dubey has returned to Team India. Rinku Singh, who performed brilliantly in IPL, will also be seen spreading his charm. The Indian team looks very strong.

Indian squad for Asian Games

Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dubey and Prabhsimran Singh.

Standby players: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda and Sai Sudarshan.