'Weak' - Twitter users unhappy after India announce squad for Asia Cup 2022 squad

India's squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 has been announced on August 8. Significant changes have been made in the team which played in the West Indies. Former skipper Virat Kohli, who was rested for the recently concluded series and Zimbabwe, has been included. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled owing to a back injury. KL Rahul has returned to the national team as the vice-captain.

He hasn't played a competitive game since the Indian T20 League 2022. Before the South Africa series, he suffered a groin injury. Then, ahead of the West Indies series, he tested positive for COVID 19. Now he has fully recovered and is raring to go. Talking about other players, the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, and Deepak Hooda have also been retained. These players have been part of the team for the last few months.

On the other hand, players such as Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, and Kuldeep Yadav have been left while others such as Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and Deepak Chahar have been included as stand byes.

Squad

Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.

Talking about the Men In Blue, they will be the defending champions, having won the last edition (2018). Their first game will be against arch-rivals Pakistan on August 28 in Dubai. Notably, this is the same venue where Babar Azam's men beat India in the 20-20 World Cup last year. This time around, Rohit Sharma's men will be looking to start their tournament on a winning note. On the other hand, Pakistan will be looking to repeat the last year's result.

Talking about the fans, some of the fans aren't happy with the exclusion of Sanju Samson. On the other hand, some fans feel that Mohammed Shami could have been part of the squad.

This is how Twitter reacted

Yahi baat CT2017 ke baad tum log bol rahe the
Lekin Rohit sharma ne Asia cup 2018 me WC 2019 me jamakar pela tha
111* ,52 - asia cup 2018
140- WC 2019
😂😂

— KING (@_Btech_) August 9, 2022

Beta wo toh 28 ko pata chalega
Jaisa pichle asia cup mein ek wicket k liye tarash gye the

— Vivek Rathore (@VivekRa59260654) August 9, 2022

Indian Squad for Asia Cup is Perfect but without J Bumrah their bowling line is very weak, Btw where is Umran Malik ?

— Tauqeer Speaks Cricket (@TSpeaksCricket) August 9, 2022

Vice Captain of Indian Cricket is back💙#KLRahul | #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/I84NsYGOmP

— Lucknow Super Giants FC (@LucknowFC) August 8, 2022

The defending champions have announced their squad for the upcoming #AsiaCup2022 📣#SherSquad, happy with Arsh’s selection? 🥳#SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #Arshdeep @ImRo45 @arshdeepsinghh pic.twitter.com/Gl7f16sEnV

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) August 9, 2022

This is a good team just need Bumrah and Harshal back to full fitness going forward. Good to see Kohli is back. Expecting him to be back to his full form. #AsiaCup2022

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 8, 2022

Get ready for this type of short and #ViratKohli𓃵 destruction in #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/QfPvKt9Dey

— Ayush™ 🇮🇳🚩 (@vkkings007) August 8, 2022

An expected exclusion from asia cup squad but the real stroy behind is.👇🏻#sanjusamson #AsiaCup2022#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/CyDdMfCnsD

— Mahi Bishnoi (SanjusamsonFan) (@Sanjusamsonf11) August 8, 2022

My India XI for Asia Cup

Rohit
Kohli
SKY
Pant
Pandya
Karthik
Jadeja
Chahal
Bhuvneshwar
Bumrah
Harshal

One of Rahul and Kohli has to go to have room for more impact batters (Pant, Karthik). I prefer Kohli in XI. The form SKY is in he must be in Top 3. Thoughts? #AsiaCup2022

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 6, 2022

BCCI and Rohit Sharma selecting Avesh Khan in Asia Cup squad instead of Shami 😑 #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/TwcBUYvGmD

— UP wale Bhaiya (@mard_tweetwala) August 9, 2022