Predicting India's strongest playing XI for their Asia Cup opening match

MS Dhoni can help offer suggestions to Rohit Sharma

Wicketkeeper and All-Rounders

MS Dhoni (WK)

While MS Dhoni did not have the best of times in England and came under a lot of flak for failing to take India across the finish line, his glove work is still the best in the world. He can still anchor the innings and there are other players in the team who can assume the role of a finisher such as Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul.

Hardik Pandya

While Hardik Pandya may not have been having the best of times in all formats, his finishing skills and ability to hit sixes at will is still as good as it ever has been. He has shown glimpses of his bowling prowess and has improved it tremendously since the IPL. He can be an extremely dangerous batsman and can punish bowlers for even the slightest mistakes.

Bhuveneshwar Kumar

Bhuveneshwar Kumar has shaped up to be India's best swing bowler and can be effective in all conditions. In addition to his bowling, he has an amazing batting average of 34 in the last 2 years, which is more than Hardik Pandya's average over the last 2 years.

His bowling is what makes him one of the mainstays in the Indian team. He has a huge arsenal of variations and has tremendously improved his bowling speed. He can now occasionally touch the 140 kmph mark, which makes him one of the most potent Indian fast bowlers.