The Asia Cup begins on Wednesday, 30 August. Team India’s first match is against Pakistan on 2 September. So far many questions have been raised about the team selected for this tournament,
But if the players who have been given a place in the team, if we look at their ODI figures for the last year, then the batting average of 6 out of 8 batsmen will be seen above 40. These figures are very good for the World Cup to be held after the Asia Cup.
Amazing average of Rohit, Gill and Virat
Apart from Suryakumar Yadav, in the team selected for the Asia Cup, if we look at the batting average since last year, then it is known that there are 6 batsmen in the team going to play Asia Cup, whose average is above 40. In this, the average of the team’s top 3 batsmen Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli looks better. Shreyas Iyer’s batting average is also above 50.
Last year’s batting record of 8 batsmen of the team going to play the Asia Cup
Rohit Sharma
Indian captain and opener Rohit Sharma has played 11 ODIs in the last year (August 2022-August 2023), scoring 461 runs at an average of 51.22. Rohit has also scored 1 century and 3 fifties during this period.
Rohit’s strike rate has also been 109 during this time. Rohit Sharma has also been unbeaten twice in these 11 innings. These figures of Rohit prove that he is one of the most reliable and valuable players on his team.
Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill, who made his ODI debut in January 2019, has played 18 matches in the last year.
In this, he has scored 938 runs at an excellent average of 58.62. Gill is the only Indian batsman to score the most ODI runs in the last year. In these 18 innings, Gill has also scored 3 centuries and a double century. During this, he has also been not out twice.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has also played 13 ODI innings in the last year. Kohli has scored 554 runs in 12 innings at an average of 50.36. Kohli has scored 3 centuries in the last one year. 166 runs is his highest score. He has also been not out once.
KL Rahul
KL Rahul, who has been out of the team since his injury in the IPL, has been selected for the team for the Asia Cup, but there is still doubt over his playing. Rahul has played 9 ODIs in the last one year before getting injured. In this, he has scored 321 runs at an average of 45.85. Rahul has not scored a single century during this period.
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Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan, who has been playing in the team since Rishabh Pant’s injury, has played 11 ODIs in the last year, scoring 550 runs at an average of 55.00. Ishan Kishan has also scored a double century during this period. He played an inning of 210 runs against Bangladesh in December 2022.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer, who proved to be the best number 4 option in Team India, has played 12 ODIs within the last year, scoring 523 runs in 11 innings at an average of 58.11. Shreyas has scored 1 century and 3 fifties during this period. Shreyas has been not out twice.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya, who was appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian team in the Asia Cup, has come to the fore as a batsman in the last few years. In the last year, Pandya has played 11 ODIs, scoring 280 runs in 10 innings at an average of 31.11. Pandya has scored 2 fifties during this period. Pandya has also been not out once.
Suryakumar Yadav
After the injury of Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, many players were given a chance at number 4 in Team India. Suryakumar Yadav is also one of them. Suryakumar Yadav has created panic in T20 cricket within the last year, hardly any cricketer in the world could do it, but Suryakumar Yadav has been a super flop in ODI format. He has scored only 171 runs in 12 innings of 13 ODIs within the last one year. During this, his average has been 15.54. 35 has been his highest score.
