Virat Kohli rested from Asia Cup, Rohit to lead Indian side

India regular skipper Virat Kohli was rested from the Asia Cup 2018 with the selectors naming Rohit Sharma as captain of the 16-member squad for the tournament to be held in the United Arab Emirates.

Rajasthan left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed is the only new face in the team.

Asia Cup is scheduled to start from September 15 in Dubai. India will open the tournament against Bangladesh on that day.

The Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan (VC), K L Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed.

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