KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer get back to game practice ahead of Asia Cup 2023 squad selection

In a good piece of news for the Team India and Indian cricket fans, star batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have started the game practice ahead of the Asia Cup 2023. Both batters are currently taking part in practice matches at the National Cricket Academy of Bengaluru.

Notably, Rahul and Iyer were not in action with Team India in international cricket due to their respective thigh and back injuries. The media reports have also learned that the Indian Team management is expecting the comeback of these two key players for two upcoming major international tournaments including Asia Cup 2023 followed by the ODI World Cup 2023, in their own backyard.

"We are going to have to give them opportunities to play." - Head Coach Rahul Dravid on injured players

Team India’s head coach Rahul Dravid also spoke about the comeback of some important players for Team India from their injuries.

“We have a few guys coming back from injuries in any case. We are going to have to give them opportunities to play . I haven't really thought about the Asia Cup at this stage. We have a one-week camp in Bengaluru from August 23. We'll be assembling there as a one-day team. We will take it as it comes,” said Dravid after the conclusion of the fifth T20I of the five-match series against West Indies in Florida.

Apart from KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, two key pacers, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna, are set to make their comeback for India in the three-match T20I series against Ireland. Both the pacers are coming from their injuries. Notably, the star pace spearhead Bumrah will be captaining India in the T20I series against Ireland in the absence of some big names including the like of Hardik Pandya and regular skipper Rohit Sharma.

Here’s a look at the India squad for the T20Is against Ireland:

Jasprit Bumrah (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, and Avesh Khan.