Ashwin has moved up one slot and is joint-fourth among bowlers along with Jasprit Bumrah after finishing with six wickets in the match. He has also inched up three places to 84th among batters following a crucial knock of 42 not out in the second innings that enabled a three-wicket victory a
Rohit Sharma has resumed batting in the nets but is anticipated to get back in action by the end of the first week of January and would be fully prepared for the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
India will go into the match without some of its regular players. Rahul will serve as skipper in place of the injured Rohit Sharma (finger), and other seasoned players Jasprit Bumrah (back injury), Mohammad Shami (shoulder injury), and Ravindra Jadeja (knee injury) will also be out of action
With Rohit Sharma ruled out of the first Test due to a thump injury, KL Rahul will lead the squad in the opening game against Bangladesh in the two-match series.
The Protea player talked about the Indian bowling lineup and expressed that it has a great mix of youth with experience. He added that youngster Arshdeep could lead the Indian pace battery in the future.
MI has retained most of its core players like Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah. Also, with the future in their mind, the side has retained some exciting young talent like Tilak Verma, Tim David, Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs.
Jasprit Bumrah, who got ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup with a back injury, has been rested from these tours again in order to give him adequate time to recover fully.
Bumrah will be out of action for at least six weeks due to a back injury. It is the latest injury that the Indian pace leader is facing in recent times.
As per ESPNCricinfo, it is not still certain as to which one of these players will join the main squad. None of the reserve players- Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi and Deepak Chahar are travelling currently