Asia Cup 2023: "Cannot Have A Better Bowling Attack Than This" - Sourav Ganguly Reflects On India's Squad

Published - 22 Aug 2023, 12:28 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:17 AM

Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly (Image Credits: Twitter)

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly reckons that the selectors have picked the strongest possible squad for the Asia Cup 2023. Sourav Ganguly highlighted that Indian cricketers have to play good cricket in the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup 2023 to win titles.

On Monday, August 21, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar announced India’s 17-member squad for the upcoming six-team tournament. KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah, and Prasidh Krishna returned to the squad after recovering from their respective injuries.

Just Have To Play Good Determined Cricket – Sourav Ganguly

Reflecting on India’s squad, Sourav Ganguly stated that India have the strongest bowling attack, emphasizing that they couldn’t have picked a better one than this.

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“The bowling attack – Shami Bumrah Siraj and Prasidh – cannot have a better bowling attack than this,” Ganguly told Star Sports.

“India is a fantastic side – they just have to play good determined cricket in Asia Cup and World Cup,” he added.

Yuzvendra Chahal was a notable exclusion from India’s squad for the continental tournament, indicating that he might not play in the 2023 World Cup. The selectors opted for Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel as the three spinners.

India Has Enormous Talent – Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly addressed the ongoing No. 4 batting position issue, highlighting that India have the talent to fill that role in the upcoming matches.

“India has enormous talent. I keep hearing about this… we don’t have this or that but we have too much and that is the problem that we cannot decide,” Ganguly told the reporters in an event in Mumbai.
Shreyas Iyer had secured the No. 4 spot in the batting lineup before being sidelined due to an injury. The team management experimented with various players for the role, including Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson, but it wasn’t successful.

India Squad For Asia Cup 2023

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Travelling stand-by player: Sanju Samson

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