Mumbai, Sep 1 (UNI) The All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Mumbai on Saturday to pick the Indian cricket seam for the Asia Cup, 2018 starting September 15 in the UAE, BCCI said in a release.
The committee in consultation with the team management took a unanimous decision to rest Virat Kohli for the tournament.
Rohit Sharma will lead the side while Shikhar Dhawan has been named vice-captain.
India’s squad for Asia Cup:
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, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed.
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