Shreyas Iyer and Jitesh Sharma are more likely to earn a recall to India’s T20I set-up when the senior nationwide males’s choice panel meets on Tuesday to finalise the squad for the Asia Cup scheduled within the UAE from September 9.
Neither Shreyas nor Jitesh has featured in T20Is since Gautam Gambhir took over as head coach in July 2024. Shreyas final performed a T20I in December 2023, whereas Jitesh — the wicketkeeper-batter — made his final look in January 2024.
Sportstar understands the selectors and workforce administration are aligned on together with an skilled middle-order batter suited to the slower, decrease situations anticipated within the UAE. If Shreyas is picked, it may imply a tricky name on both Shivam Dube or Rinku Singh, each of whom have been a part of India’s final T20I project, in opposition to England in January.
Jitesh, following his stellar IPL season serving to Royal Challengers Bengaluru to its maiden title, is predicted to exchange Dhruv Jurel, who was the reserve keeper-batter behind Sanju Samson in the course of the England sequence.
The Bumrah query
The selectors should additionally resolve whether or not to incorporate Jasprit Bumrah within the T20I squad. With Mohammed Shami unavailable, a pacer’s slot is open. The selection may very well be between bringing again Bumrah or giving Prasidh Krishna an opportunity after a powerful IPL marketing campaign.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav, who has recovered from a sports activities hernia, will attend the choice assembly. His enter can be very important because the selectors plan with the 2026 T20 World Cup — to be held in India — in thoughts.
Gill, Jaiswal unlikely
There was hypothesis across the return of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal to the T20I squad. Nonetheless, the administration seems inclined to stay with the core group that has excelled below Gambhir, profitable 13 of 15 T20Is since his appointment.
Moreover, with minimal turnaround time between codecs — the Asia Cup ultimate is on September 28 and the primary Check in opposition to the West Indies begins on October 2 in Ahmedabad — the selectors are more likely to hold Gill and Jaiswal contemporary for the red-ball assignments.