Rohit Sharma to lead India in Asia Cup

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.
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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