Asia Cup update 2018 :- India rest Virat Kohli for Asia Cup

 Asia Cup update 2018 @ Fantasy CFK

India rest Virat Kohli for Asia Cup

Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team during the Asia Cup 2018 with regular skipper Virat Kohli being rested from the 16-member squad for the upcoming tournament.

uncapped Khaleel Ahmed called up

There is one new face in the squad in Khaleel Ahmed, the left-arm seamer from Rajasthan. The 20-year-old has only played two first-class matches, but has more experience in List A and T20 cricket, having played a combined 29 games across the two shorter formats.

Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav have been recall

India squad FOR ASIA CUP:

 Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed.

India's Asia Cup campaign kicks off on September 18 with a game against one of the qualifying teams. 

They play their second game the very next day against arch-rivals Pakistan and should they finish among the top two sides from their group they and will make it to the Super four stage with starts from September 21 while the final will be held on September 28.