Asia Cup 2018: India's Probable XI to face Hong Kong

#2 Middle Order Batsmen : KL Rahul, Ambati Rayadu, Manish Pandey and MS Dhoni (wk)

In the absence of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul is most likely to bat at the number 3 position for India, in this tournament. The match against Hong Kong will provide Rahul the ideal platform to get a big score and settle down, in his new batting position.

Ambati Rayadu and Manish Pandey are most likely to bat at the number 4 and 5 position respectively. This will be a crucial match for both of them. They need to prove to the team management that they are in good form in order to retain their place in the playing XI. If anyone of them fails, then Kedar Jadhav might come in for the next match.

MS Dhoni is likely to play in this match as he would like to have some match practice before the crucial Pakistan match. If Dhoni plays, he is most likely to play in the number 6 position in the batting order.