Asia Cup 2018: India's Probable XI to face Hong Kong

#3 All Rounders : Hardik Pandey and Axar Patel

At number 7 and 8, both the pace bowling allrounder Hardik Pandey and the spinning allrounder Axar Patel. It will be a crucial match for both of them, as their performance in this match is likely to determine the player who will get the nod for the all-rounder's slot, in the subsequent matches. Although Hardik is ahead in the race for the all-rounder's slot, if Axar performs well, then India might opt to play with three spinners (Kuldeep and Chahal being the other two) instead of three pacers in the tournament.