Arshdeep Singh, who has been in magnificent form in the current series against West Indies and England has been given the direct entry to flew to UAE and most probably he will also be on the plane to Oz.
With Bumrah and Harshal being out of the tournament due to injuries, Avesh Khan got the privilege to shine at the big event with few of his amazing spells against West Indies and Ireland too giving him nod over Siraj and Shami.
However, Harshal likely to hold his place for the T20 World Cup later this year.
Mohammed Shami has been dropped from the squad after Arshdeep and Avesh being referred above him in the shortest format of the game.
As far as option for wicket-keeping is concerned, Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik got their spots in the team on the expense of Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. Ishan was in a fine form this year whenever he got to prove his worth.
Asia Cup 2022: 15 member team for Asia Cup 2022
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Hooda, Arshdeep Singh , Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Stand-in players: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and Deepak Chahar.