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KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer (Image Source: Twitter)
Team India will begin their five-match T20I series against West Indies on 3 August. After that, their three-match T20I series in Ireland will begin on 18 August. But, all fans are eagerly waiting to see them in action in the upcoming Asia Cup as that will be a great test for them ahead of the ODI World Cup. This year the Asia Cup will be played in the 50-over format.
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Meanwhile, many players like Jaasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishan made a comeback into the Team India squad for the Ireland series. But, despite reports, both Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul missed a place in the squad. Even, now reports have come out that both these batters might miss the Asia Cup also. Listening to that, fans shared their views on social media.
KL Rahul missed the half of IPL while Shreyas Iyer missed the entire season in 2023
According to the statement shared by the Indian Cricket Board on 21 July, both Rahul and Iyer have resumed batting in nets along with some strength and fitness drills. They also claimed of looking to increase their intensity regarding skills, strength, and conditioning. But, now, as per reports, they might miss the Asia Cup. Recently, Rahul also shared a video on his Instagram where he was seen having batting and wicket-keeping sessions at the nets. Even, many pictures went viral where Iyer was also seen having batting sessions. So, the reports turned out to be very surprising for fans.
KL Rahul got the injury during IPL 2023 while playing for Luckow Super Kings (LSG). While Shreyas Iyer sustained the injury during the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. After that, he missed the entire IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Speaking about the tournament, it is all set to begin on 30 August as four matches will be played in Pakistan and the rest of the nine matches will be played in Sri Lanka. Pakistan’s hybrid model got approved by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and as per that, the tournament is going to be held.
Here is how fans have reacted:
We aint winning without them in the middle order!
— Harsha Achanta (@TheHarsha1) August 2, 2023
Hitman era💔
— 𝚁𝚞𝚗 𝙼𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎⚡ (@82off52) August 2, 2023
gud news . as kl rahul is defensive batsman .
— Sahil Singh Bhatia (@sahilsingh333) August 2, 2023
That’s why team was experimenting
— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss) August 2, 2023
India is now formidable when these two chokers are not playing
— dotΞxe (@dotexe786) August 2, 2023
Dravid Saab laughing in the corner 😂
— Vipin Tiwari (@vipintiwari952) August 2, 2023
so sanju and surya confirmed for world cup . along wid ishan .
— Sahil Singh Bhatia (@sahilsingh333) August 2, 2023
Team management main target is WC.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 2, 2023
Main team seedhe WC m utregi🤣
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) August 2, 2023