By Admin 
After a brilliant performance in the recent Test series against England, Shubman Gill is the best player of this season but he will face a contender like Akshar Patel for the Indian team’s sub captaincy in the Asia Cup T20 next month. Apart from this, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is also scheduled to play in this tournament and he can be rested for the first Test match against West Indies in early October.
Ajit Agarkar -led Selection Committee can select the team for the Asia Cup on August 19 or 20, which will depend on when the Sports Science team of the Center of Excellence (COE) sends the ‘medical bulletin’ of all the players, including the information of captain Suryakumar Yadav who has started batting on the nets in Bangalore.
There will be some complicated decisions in the selection process, but Indian selectors would definitely like to maintain continuity which has given him a lot of success since Suryakumar became T20 captain.
Akshar was the vice -captain in India’s domestic series against England, while in Sri Lanka last year, when Suryakumar was appointed as the full -time captain of the T20 team, Gill performed the responsibility.
It is understood that the selection committee would not like to make much changes in this team as Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya are strong players in the top five.
“Abhishek Sharma is the world’s number one T20 batsman in the last ICC rankings,” a source of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), who is aware of the case, told PTI. Sanju Samson performed brilliantly with both bat and wicketkeeper in the last season, so it would be difficult to take this decision but Shubman cannot be ignored given the current form (though in Tests). His performance in the IPL was also good. The problem for selectors is that many good players are present in the top order. ‘
It will be very difficult for Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan with so many players in the top order. In the ODI format, the first choice wicketkeeper Lokesh Rahul is likely to be considered as he does not bat in the middle order.
Although Samson is almost certain to be selected as the first wicketkeeper, but will compete between Jitesh Sharma and Dhruv Jurlel for the second wicketkeeper’s place. Jurlel was part of the previous T20 series while Jitesh had an impressive performance in the RCB’s winning campaign in the IPL. He also played the role of finisher well.
Hardik Pandya is the first choice of India’s white ball fast bowling all -rounder, while Nitish Kumar Reddy, who was injured during the England series, is unlikely to be fit on time. Shivam Dubey, who made a good comeback against England, is likely to get a place in the team.
Akshar and Washington beautiful team will be the other two spin bowling all -rounders. The main struggle will be in the fast bowling attack where Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh have confirmed their place. There will be a contest between Krishna and Harshit Rana, famous for the third place. The famous took 25 wickets in the last IPL.
Possible contenders: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana/Famous Krishna, Hardik Pandya, Dhruv Jurlel.