Chahal drops cryptic post after Asia Cup omission

After India announced the squad of the Asia Cup on Monday, Yuzvendra Chaha shared a cryptic response on not being selected for the team.

Chahal took his X (formerly Twitter) and shared a tweet of the 'Sunrise' emoji.

In the year so far, Chahal has taken nine wickets in nine T20I matches that he has played, while Kuldeep Yadav who has been selected ahead of him has better stats. He has taken seven wickets in three matches with the best figures of 4/6 and eight wickets in seven T20Is, with the best figures of 3/28.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a strong 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 which will begin on August 30 with Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul returning to the squad and Tilak Verma also getting a place in the team.

During the squad announcement, Team India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar said, "Axar Patel has done really well. He can bat too. Kuldeep Yadav has had a fantastic run to this point. So someone had to miss out. Kuldeep is currently a little ahead of him (Chahal)."

Skipper Rohit said that the team had a discussion about an off or leg spinner.

"The door is open for all. If we need Chahal in World Cup, we will try to squeeze him in. The same goes for Ashwin and Washington," Rohit added.