Asia Cup 2018: India's strongest playing XI for Super Fours

Middle order

Dinesh Karthik could get one more chance

With skipper Virat Kohli absent from the series, this is the right opportunity for the team management to try out various options in the batting order. Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik were given chances in the first two matches and if what skipper Rohit Sharma said is to go by, we can expect the likes of Manish Pandey and KL Rahul to get a chance to prove themselves.

But, both Rayudu and Karthik didn't do any wrong and dropping them will be unfair. They are likely to get more chances to prove themselves before the team management moves to Manish or Rahul.