3 Indian players who might be rested for Asia Cup 

After the tour of England gets over, India's next assignment will be the Asia Cup. Asia Cup will be played as a 50-overs competition with six Asian teams taking part. It will be played in the UAE from 15th September. India's match against arch-rivals Pakistan on 19th September will be the most hotly anticipated game of the tournament.

The current batch of Indian players have been playing non-stop cricket for some time now. After a long and demanding IPL season, India played a solitary Test against Afghanistan.

This has been followed by a gruelling 2-month tour of Ireland and England. The tight schedule certainly takes a toll on the players' bodies. Some of these players have been playing all three formats for India and don't get a chance to recuperate.

Moreover, there is no respite for the Indian team after the Asia Cup also, with tours to Australia and New Zealand being in line. Keeping in mind next year's World Cup, the selectors will want to manage the workload of these Indian players.

Also, they will want to try out other players with an aim of finalising the final 15 for England in 2019. Thus, the selectors might rest a few players for the Asia Cup. We will look at 3 such players who can be afforded a rest for the upcoming Asia Cup:

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#3 Shikhar Dhawan

Dhawan had a decent time with the bat in England

Shikhar Dhawan has been playing non-stop cricket for some time now. While a lot of star players were rested for the Nidahas trophy in Sri Lanka, he didn't have that luxury.

After playing a full season of IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad, the left-hander also played against Afghanistan on their debut Test. On the tour of England, he has been part of the Indian team in most of the matches.

The southpaw played crucial knocks in both the innings at Trent Bridge and is likely to feature in the last two Tests as well. The selectors might rest Dhawan, giving the likes of KL Rahul a longer run in the ODI side. They might also include other promising openers like Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal.

#2 Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya has become an integral part of the Indian team

Hardik Pandya has become a huge part of the Indian team across all formats in the last year or so. After the team management's decision to introduce Pandya to Test cricket in 2017, he has been playing a lot of matches for the Indian team.

Except for Nidahas trophy, he has played every series India has played in the last year. In the ongoing England tour, Pandya has been part of India's playing XI in every match. Even though Pandya hasn't had many injury problems in the past and seems to be extremely fit, considering the fact that he is going to be vital for India's chances in future, he might be rested for Asia Cup.

This might also provide the selectors with an opportunity to try out other all-rounders like Hardik's elder brother Krunal, Axar Patel and Vijay Shankar.

#1 Virat Kohli

Kohli's workload needs to be managed carefully

One player who is almost certain to miss out on the Asia Cup is Virat Kohli. Even though Kohli has been rested for a couple of series this year, the Indian selectors and team management cannot afford to take a chance with his fitness.

The Indian captain has been in spectacular form in England breaking record after record in each and every match. However, keeping in mind the fact that Kohli is also the captain, apart from being drained physically, he might be mentally drained too.

India has to play some tough cricket in Australia and New Zealand later this year. So, the selectors might be tempted to rest Kohli. However, India will play Pakistan in the Asia Cup and it will be interesting to see whether Kohli asks for a rest as he would want to avenge the defeat that India suffered against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final last year.