Asian Games 2023: Shikhar Dhawan Captain, VVS Laxman new coach

Asian Games 2023: Sidelined by the selectors in all formats, Shikhar Dhawan is likely to make a comeback to the Indian team, in the twenty-over format. Some report says that Shikhar Dhawan likely to lead the Indian cricket team at Asian Games 2023 and VVS Laxman to be the coach,

Since Shubman Gill’s emergence as an all-format batter who opens the innings for India, Dhawan continued to get the snub of the BCCI selectors. He is 36 ad will only grow old while the board is looking to invest in youngsters. The ODI squad for the West Indies series has already been announced.

Dhawan does not feature in that squad. He is also likely to get ignored when the T20I squad for Windies is announced. However, the India opener is likely to feature in India T20 squad for the Asian Games 2023.

 “Good thinking. Maybe we can find our back up players for the WC so that we can finalise our squad of 15-16. Good opportunity for guys to make a case for themselves to be in that WC squad. But is it right to play a tournament just before WC without your coach & captain??” said one Twitter user.

“Shikhar Dhawan deserves to open in World Cup too!! Has always played well in big tournaments!” said another. “Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma should open in the world cup. They are the best opening pair,” tweeted another user.

China is set to host the 19th edition of the Asian Games, marking its third time as the host nation. The capital city of Beijing previously hosted the Games in 1990, while Guangzhou, another prominent Chinese city, had the honor of hosting the prestigious event in 2010.

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