Asia Cup 2018: 5 Indian Batsman for whom this tournament is important 

India is a cricketing country which keeps on churning out quality cricketers regularly. So it is generally hard for the players to break into the Indian set-up even after performing well at the domestic tournaments such as Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup, Duleep Trophy or the regional ones.

The mantra of Indian Cricket is either perform or perish. There were many instances where a player has not been able to sustain for a longer period of time and soon be seeing himself out of contention from the team, the ones who do perform will be given a longer rope.

In this slideshow, we will see the players for whom this Asia Cup is very important in their respective careers.

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# 5 Kedar Jadhav

Making his comeback

Kedar Jadhav has been out of action since the first match of IPL for Chennai Super Kings where he sustained a hamstring injury. He has been recalled to the Indian set-up owing to the unstable No 4 spot.

He is a very dangerous batsman who likes to play some big attacking shots for a small man. He is more than useful as a bowler who can chip in with some wickets in the middle overs with his unique action.

With age not on his side, he has to perform well in this Asia Cup if he has any hopes of making it into the World Cup squad 2019.

#4 Manish Pandey

The first Indian centurion in the IPL

Manish Pandey is another Indian player who will look to cement his place in this ODI team with his performance in this Asia Cup. He has been inconsistent till now for India in the shorter formats of the game.

But, he comes back to the team largely due to his performances in the recently concluded quadrangular trophy where he scored 302 in four innings without getting out and leading his side to victory.

This tournament could be a make or break one for Manish and let us hope that this youngster will continue his good form.

# 3 MS Dhoni

One of the all-time greats

His name in this list may come as a huge surprise for many of the people. There is absolutely no questioning regarding his place in the side even if he does not perform well in the tournament. But he would want to score some runs in this Asia Cup to prove his detractors wrong again and take the monkey off his back.

While he has been consistent for India, he has been not been the same Dhoni as he once was in his prime. He has not been able to score freely as one would expect him to but he is still the best wicketkeeper-batsman in the world even now.

#2 Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik

The Nidhas Cup 2018 gave a fresh lease of life to Dinesh Karthik. Since then, he was made the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL and also made a come back to the Test squad. But, just like previous times, he has been able to make the opportunity count. This could be the perfect time for him to show why he is rated so highly among the pundits.

In the absence of Kohli from the side, he may get a look in as a Batsman in the side and should look to score as much as he can to get a ticket for the World Cup.

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#1 Ambati Rayudu

The Comeback man

The one common logic behind the selection of Ambati Rayudu is the search for a permanent, viable option for the no. 4 spot in the one-day internationals for the upcoming World Cup and there are many candidates for the selectors to look upon.

Rayudu was selected for England tour on the back his performances in the IPL but was dropped owing his failure to clear the yo-yo test which he cleared recently. This will be a golden opportunity for him to stay in contention in the team.