Asia Cup: India's probable 15-member squad and starting XI

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Pant will hope to continue his sublime form

The tournament will test the bench strength and it won't take long before the team combination is tinkered with. Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel will act as backup.

Umesh Yadav who has made considerable leaps in white ball cricket can provide more than able support in the pace department. When the athletically-built Vidarbha star is in the groove, his outswingers can send the woodwork flying in all directions.

The India A captain, Shreyas Iyer can provide solidity in the middle-order coupled with calculated aggression. He would be raring to get on the field and turn eyeballs since he was just a spectator in the England tour.

Rishabh Pant can serve the purpose of a backup wicketkeeper as well as a lower-order big hitter. He is not far away from cementing a spot in the Indian limited-overs unit.

Axar Patel can be a handful on dry pitches. He can bottle up the flow of runs in no time and can build pressure on one end. His mighty blows down the order can also give the much-needed flourish to the Indian innings.