Despite the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) giving all teams the green signal to pick 17 players and eight support staff in its guidelines for the tournament, the Ajit Agarkar-headed Indian selection committee surprised everyone by sticking to just 15 cricketers, leaving out some in-form players like Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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MSK Prasad was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz: “My issue is not just about Iyer, but Mohammed Siraj too. Unless he has been rested as part of workload management, he should have been in the squad. He was the Player of the Match in the last Asia Cup (50-over) final.”
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The former Indian chief selector further explained, “When they had the option of taking 17, they could have gone with the full strength. I would have included two of the three—Iyer, Siraj, and Jaiswal. That said, I can also understand why they may have avoided picking 17. Having too many players on the bench puts pressure on the XI.”
Meanwhile, the Asia Cup guidelines stated, “Each squad will comprise seventeen (17) players and eight (8) team officials. The touring squad from any participating country will therefore comprise twenty-five (25) individuals."
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On the other hand, India’s Asia Cup campaign has been rocked by the government’s ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill’ rule, as the Men in Blue may walk onto the field without a sponsor’s logo on their jersey. The BCCI will now have to find a new sponsor.
The new bill bans all online fantasy sports and gambling platforms, directly affecting India’s lead sponsor deal with Dream11. They had signed a three-year agreement in 2023. This unexpected move has left the BCCI to face huge losses, as the sponsorship logos are not just about brand visibility, but they also bring in huge revenue that helps power Indian cricket.
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