Asia Cup 2023
‘Ye Ishan ko kis baat ka rest mil raha hai’ – Fans react as Sanju Samson likely to be main wicketkeeper for Ireland series, Ishan Kishan to be rested
Wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson is likely to be India’s main wicketkeeper for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland. India are scheduled to play three T20Is against the hosts from the 18th to the 23rd of August. The series will be just a week ahead of the 2023 Asia Cup hosted jointly by Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, young wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan is likely to be given a rest during the Ireland series to get him prepared for the upcoming multi-team tournament. It is understood that Kishan is mostly India’s first-choice wicketkeeper for the Asia Cup, with Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul out of action due to injuries. Pant met with a car accident in December 2022, while Rahul sustained a hamstring injury during IPL 2023. However, both players are recovering well and are expected to return to the Indian squad ahead of the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Asia Cup 2023 schedule announced
Notably, the schedule for the 2023 Asia Cup has been announced on Wednesday. The tournament is set to kickstart with a match between Nepal and Pakistan in Multan. The tournament will be hosted at five different stadiums in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The matches are set to take place in Multan, Lahore, Kandy, Dambulla, and Colombo. Multan will host only one game in the tournament.
Five matches of the tournament will be hosted by the stadium in Kandy, including a couple of super four matches. Lahore will host three matches, one in the Super 4 stage. Dambulla in Sri Lanka will host three Super Four matches. The final will take place in R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
As it is mentioned earlier, India will play all their matches in Sri Lanka. The Men in Blue will start their campaign with a match against the arch-rivals against Pakistan in Kandy on September 2. India will then play Nepal again in Kandy. Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal will play their matches in different stadiums. There will be a total of five break days and a day off for travel. Chartered and commercial flights will be available for the teams to travel.
Ishan ne konse jhande gaadhe h rest ke liye 😭😭😭?
— Anuj✨ (@dispresionmehu) July 20, 2023
Should have been opposite 💔
That means currently wk batsman priority in ODI
Kl Rahul
Ishan kishan
Sanju Samson— Mr Wrong (@wrong_huihui) July 20, 2023
Ishan Kishan is an Opener so there is no point of keeping him in ODI 11 as he can't bat in middle order. If KL is not fit than Samson should be the only choice. If Ishan plays over Samson at middle order then it's clearly MI quota
— Eren Yeager (@ErenYea04762379) July 20, 2023
Johns thinking it as an achievement 😢. What is the point, he could have made Asian Games captain if not considered for main playing 11
— athul joju (@athuljoju) July 20, 2023
Ishant apart from that double century against Bangladesh hasn’t done anything to justify his place in any formats for India.
— Prantik (@Pran__07) July 20, 2023
According to me sanju should play ahead of Kishan in WI too. We have 2 openers as gill, Jaiswal.
— Vishesh Jain (@i_am_vishesh_) July 20, 2023
BCCI should look to play a proper wicketkeeper who plays in middle order .
Sanju averaging 66 in middle order and Ishan Kishan averaging pathetic in middle order . BCCI again forcibly putting undeserved players in tournamen .
We as a nation aren't winning any cups more . #ODI— Harsh Bansal (@HarshBa62769745) July 20, 2023
Sanju averages 66, Ishan averages 43 in ODIs. Technique-less Ishan never even played below 4, played only twice at 4. It should be the other way around.
— Akif (@KM_Akif) July 20, 2023
— Jim Is Here To Take Care of Him (@RoastHimJim) July 20, 2023
— Jim Is Here To Take Care of Him (@RoastHimJim) July 20, 2023
Luking at selecting players by bcci it's big flop coming for us in wc.and bowling unit luk weaks.espically who will be 4seamer.if any one of the senior Bowl gets injured then who wil come.their is no clear role from bcci
— Tamil Tour (@tamiltour8) July 20, 2023
hahha Ishan kishan is rested 🙂. Mockery of international cricket at its peak. its a big example that in life we should never accumulate resources more than we need . bcz we end up using none.
— rahul goyal (@seekpeace100) July 20, 2023
If Sanju would have been a mumbai based franchise he would have been in test team too till now .
BCCI ruling down internationals over IPL . If this continues trophy will be a dream for coming decades . @_FaridKhan @BCCI @CricCrazyJohns @mufaddal_vohra— Harsh Bansal (@HarshBa62769745) July 20, 2023
If it is a T20 WC year, this guy will be picked in the ODI squad. If it is an ODI WC year he'll be in the T20 squad. Terrific team management @BCCI
— Ratnakar 99 (@Ratnakar1999) July 20, 2023
