Asia Cup 2023: The official date of Asia Cup 2023 has been announced. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) made an official announcement on June 15 that the Asia Cup would be held from August 31, 2023 to September 17, 2023. The first 4 matches of the tournament will be played in Pakistan and the remaining 9 matches will be played in Sri Lanka.
After this announcement, all the teams participating in the series including India have started preparing, but in the meantime there is news that 5 senior players of Team India can announce their retirement. Let’s know who are those 5 players.
Dinesh Karthik
Before the Asia Cup (Asia Cup 2023), the first name among the players of Team India who can announce their retirement is that of wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik. Dinesh Karthik played the last ODI in 2019 while the last Test match was in 2018. At the same time, he was last seen in T20 during the 2022 World Cup.
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Since then, he has not got a chance to play in T20 as well. Karthik, who played the last ODI and Test years ago, knows that now youth will be preferred in T20, so this wicket-keeper batsman can retire from international cricket before the Asia Cup. Dinesh Karthik has scored 1025 runs in 26 Tests, 1752 runs in 94 ODIs and 686 runs in 60 T20s.
Umesh Yadav
Fast bowler Umesh Yadav’s performance in the World Test Championship final was disappointing. This bowler, who has played only Test cricket for a long time, gets less chance in the Test team after his poor performance and the rise of Mohammad Siraj. Umesh Yadav, 35, hardly gets a chance in the Test team after the defeat in the WTC final.
Anyway, after the West Indies tour, the buzz of Asia Cup 2023 and then the World Cup will increase. In such a situation, Umesh Yadav, who throws the ball at a speed of 152.5 kmph, can announce his retirement after seeing the possibilities ending for him. This bowler, who took 170 wickets in 57 Tests, played his last ODI in 2018. He has taken 106 wickets in 75 ODIs, while he has 12 wickets in 9 T20s.
Kedar Jadhav
At one time Kedar Jadhav had emerged as the best all-rounder under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Along with aggressive batting, he was also capable of getting wickets. But his form declined and then he was dropped from Team India. Now he does not even appear in IPL.
Kedar Jadhav, who played his last ODI for Team India in 2020 and last T in 2017, has taken 27 wickets along with scoring 1389 runs in 73 ODIs for India, scoring 2 centuries and 6 half-centuries. At the same time, he has scored 122 runs in 9 T20 matches. Kedar Jadhav, 38, was seen doing commentary in IPL 2023 after the doors of the Indian team were closed and he can announce his retirement before the Asia Cup 2023.
Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma is one of the few players in India who have played 100 Test matches. Ishant Sharma, who was once a regular member of the Test team, does not even get a chance to play Test now. He was also not selected for the WTC finals. Ishant Sharma, who played his last Test in 2021, has taken 311 wickets in 105 Test matches for Team India.
Apart from this, he has 115 wickets in 80 ODIs and 8 wickets in 14 T20s. This excellent fast bowler showed his form and fitness in IPL, yet he was not included in the Test team. Disappointed with this, Ishant can say goodbye to international cricket before the Asia Cup 2023.
Ravichandran Ashwin
The name of Ravichandran Ashwin, the world’s best off-spinner of the present era, is counted among the great cricketers of India. This player has given many memorable victories to the Indian team on his own. This player has done well for India in all the three formats. But with time now he does not get a chance to play in ODIs and T20s.
If he is not selected in the team for the Asia Cup 2023 as well, then he can announce his retirement from ODIs and T20s. Yes…they will continue to play Test cricket. Please tell that in the current era, he is the number one bowler in the Test format. Ashwin has taken 474 wickets in 92 Test matches, 151 in 113 ODIs and 72 wickets in 65 T20 matches.