![]() ![]() Shami suffered the injury at the start of the tour of Australia in January, resulting in him being immediately sent home. There will, though, he one notable absentee from the squad in Bangladesh, after Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the Asia Cup after on Friday having failed to recover sufficiently from a hamstring injury. The bowling attack is in good shape, too, with spinner Ravichandran Ashwin taking nine wickets in his three outings against Sri Lanka and 22-year-old pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah making a strong introduction to international cricket. ![]() The latter victory was earned without the rested Virat Kohli, who is now set to return to the team in Bangladesh to boost an in-form batting lineup. Becoming the first team ever to whitewash Australia in their own backyard in the T20 format was as impressive as it gets, and the confidence from that accomplishment was carried forward into a series win back at home against Sri Lanka. But the turnaround has been as swift as it has been dramatic. Coming into 2016, India were in a slump in limited-overs cricket, with pressure rising on veteran captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Given India’s current form, reaching the final should be the least of their ambitions. India will be competing against the hosts, as well as Pakistan, Sri Lanka and a qualifier yet to be determined in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the final. For the second year running the event will take place in Bangladesh, with all of the fixtures being played at the Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The previous 12 editions have been played over 50 overs, with India triumphing on five occasions, joint most with Sri Lanka. The tournament presents an ideal warm-up for the global 20-over showpiece, with it being contested over cricket’s shortest format for the first time. India will be aiming to keep their momentum going ahead of next month’s World Twenty20 on home soil when beginning its quest to lift the Asia Cup next week. In addition, Kohli also captains the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the Indian Premier League.India's Twenty20 team should enter the 2016 Asia Cup in confident mood. ![]()
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