Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill set for Asia cup after clearing fitness test; Rohit Sharma fit too

Indian cricketers, including Test captain Shubman Gill and ODI captain Rohit Sharma, have cleared the fitness test at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

While Gill is set to travel to Dubai for the Asia Cup starting on September 9, Sharma will be seen in action only in the ODI series against Australia later this year.

Jasprit Bumrah, who missed the final Test in England, has also cleared the test.

A fitness test became mandatory for Gill as he had to pull out of the Duleep Trophy, where he was named the North Zone captain, because of a fever, and was resting at his home town for the last few days.

Meanwhile, other players including Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur and Jitesh Sharma have also cleared the test.

Apart from the Yo-YO Test, players also undertook a DXA Scan, which is a simplified method to test bone density.

Opener Jaiswal and all-rounder Washington Sundar are among the standby players for the Asia Cup, while Thakur will remain in the Bengaluru as he leads West Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinal against Central Zone from September 4.

Sharma might be seen in playing for India A against Australia A in three one-day matches at Kanpur on September 30, October 3 and 5. The confirmation for that is yet to come but Rohit is likely to stay back in the city for a few more days to train at the CoE.

Other members of the Asia Cup squad such as Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav and Riyan Parag (standby) have played in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinals for their respective Zonal teams, and do not require a separate fitness test.

Wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel, who is also among the standby players, had to skip the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal because of a groin niggle.