Asia Cup 2018: 3 reasons why India will defend their title

India’s spin bowlers have been clinical and miserly

Ravindra Jadeja has made a fantastic comeback

In important in tournaments like these, where the matches are played on slow and turning pitches, the bowlers need to step up and deliver. As more than putting up the big scores, it’s important for the bowlers and specifically the spinners to come good.

And that’s exactly what has happened for India in this tournament thus far. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have been miserly with economy rates of 4.00 and 4.61 respectively. They have ensured that the opponents don’t score too many runs in the middle overs.

Ravindra Jadeja and Kedhar Jadhav have been the wicket-takers for India in this series. Jadeja, on his return, is staking a claim to make it to the World Cup squad as he has grabbed 7 wickets in 3 matches at an impressive economy rate of 4.31.

Also, most opposition teams have found it hard to negotiate the surprise package Kedhar Jadhav. To their credit, India have used him smartly to reap the rewards.

In the finals, how well the Bangladesh batsmen handle the spinners of India and vice-versa, would go on to decide the eventual champions of Asia Cup 2018.