The BCCI press conference scheduled at 1.30pm in Mumbai is 'expected to be delayed owing to weather disruptions'.
The national selection committee's meeting to pick the 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming Asia Cup at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday has been delayed.
The selection meeting, which was scheduled to be followed by a press conference to addressed by India's T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar, from 1.30pm IST onwards was delayed because of heavy rain and flooding across Mumbai.
The press conference is 'expected to be delayed owing to weather disruptions', according to BCCI on their official Whatsapp group.
The Agarkar-led selection committee's meeting has not started as BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia is yet to reach the BCCI head office. Mumbai's Suryakumar and Agarkar along have already reached the venue.
In the forecast for Tuesday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted "very heavy to extremely heavy" rainfall in Mumbai with occasional gusty winds reaching 45-55 kmph, with several parts of the city receiving more than 200mm rainfall in the last 24 hours.
The selectors will brace up for some tough decisions, particularly regarding the inclusion of Test captain Shubman Gill after his superb run with the bat in England. However, Gill might find it hard to break into the packed top and middle order of the T20 team, comprising the likes of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar and Hardik Pandya.
Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is likely to be picked as the third opener after his good showing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025.
Shreyas Iyer could be back to bolster the middle order after a smashing season for Punjab Kings in this year's IPL.
Players like Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, and Washington Sundar are also in the selection race.
Right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to be picked after he made himself available for the tournament. Arshdeep Singh is another certain pick, while the selectors face a tough choice to pick one among Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, and Harshit Rana.
Wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav Varun Chakravarthy are likely to be the two frontline spinners with Axar Patel doubling up as the spin all-rounder along with sUndar.
The Asia Cup will be held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9 to 28. India will play two of their league games on September 10 (vs UAE) and September 14 (vs Pakistan) at Dubai while the final league game against Oman will be held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 19.
In Super Six games, only one game is scheduled in Abu Dhabi.
India are placed in Group A with Pakistan, Oman, and the UAE, while Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong are in group B.
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