Asia Cup 2023: 5 players who can face shocking exclusion from India squad

Team India's highest wicket-taker in ODIs since the last Cricket World Cup is Shardul Thakur. The Mumbaikar has struck 57 times in the 33 innings that he bowled. He's been a regular wicket-taker for India over the last couple of months. More than his cricketing skills, his attitude to never say die sets him apart from the current lot of Indian cricketers. 

A strong performer with the bat, Shardul can be more than a handy batter at number 8. He has proven himself time and again. He provides the breakthroughs in the middle phase. And mostly he can play the second fiddle role to Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, or Mohammed Shami. 

But with the kind of form he's been in, if he finds himself not in the squad it will be a shocker for him. One reason can be as India have allrounders in Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. They have the luxury of not carrying another all-rounder, instead, they can have a specialist.