Asia Cup 2018: 5 factors that can impact team India's performance

#3 Introducing the Tonk Express

Many Team India followers predicted the return of Mohammed Siraj for the upcoming Asia Cup. However, the selectors had a different take on this by picking up the nippy Khaleel Ahmed into the squad.

The left arm medium-fast bowler is consistently hitting the deck at 145+ kmph. This fiery 20-year-old was the pick of the bowlers during India's U-19 tour to Sri Lanka where he bagged 12 wickets in 3 innings, earning him a spot in the U-19 World Cup.

Relatively a new talent to the List-A duels with 17 matches, 28 wickets and an economy of just 4.74, Khaleel Ahmed was a surprise pick over limelight heroes of a similar age bracket such as Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi and Ishan Porel. Team India hopes to fill the void of a left-arm seamer by working and skilling Khaleel Ahmed who idolizes the brilliant Zaheer Khan.