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Rohit Sharma to lead India in Asia Cup

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Rohit Sharma will captain India in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli

India have rested regular skipper and batting mainstay Virat Kohli for the upcoming Asia Cup. Rohit Sharma will lead their 16-member squad for the tournament to be held in the United Arab Emirates. Fellow opener Shikhar Dhawan has been named vice-captain.

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Promising left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed has received his maiden call-up to the senior squad. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will return to action after recovering sufficiently from a back injury. Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey will compete for middle-order spots upon coming back into the ODI team.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed and Shardul Thakur

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