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India set to announce Asia Cup squad on September 1

Ambati Rayudu will be hoping to return to India's ODI squad

On September 1, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will announce the Indian squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. With not much of a downtime between the fifth Test against England at The Oval and the first match of their campaign in the 50-over continental tournament, it will be interesting to see if the selectors deliberate on resting a few of their all-format stars.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who returned to action for India 'A' in the third-place match against South Africa 'A', is expected to be named in the Asia Cup squad. The attention will also be on Ambati Rayudu as the selectors aim to bolster the fragile middle-order.

Rayudu had initially been selected for the ODI series against England. But he failed the mandatory yo-yo test and was subsequently axed from the squad. Having bounced back by clearing the fitness test and then impressing for India 'A' in the Quadrangular series, the 32-year old will be hopeful of making a comeback.