Asia Cup: India may try out new combinations in meeting with Bangladesh ahead of title clash
India will be tempted to test their bench when they face an already knocked out Bangladesh in a Super Four match of the Asia Cup on Friday.
The Rohit Sharma-led outfit will think deep whether to give as much game time as possible to its first-choice team or give an opportunity to some of the players on the bench ahead of the World Cup at home next month.
The question of workload management is pertinent particularly in the case of bowlers.
Jasprit Bumrah has bowled just 12 overs so far in the Asia Cup — five against Pakistan and seven against Sri Lanka.
He did not play against Nepal.
So, it could boil down to Bumrah's choice whether he wants to have a crack at batsmen in one more match or take a step back and return for the summit clash on September 17.
On the other hand, Mohammed Siraj has bowled 19.2 overs and Hardik Pandya 18 overs in this tournament.
It might not appear heavy numbers but the humidity in Colombo has been energy-sapping, so the team management might just give a break to one of them.
In that context, it would not be a major surprise if Shami comes in against Bangladesh.
But the dwindling bowling graph of Axar Patel will make the team concerned.
Axar has played 7 ODIs this year, and managed to take only 3 wickets and his economy is hovering around six.
It can be assumed that Rahul is all set to continue his duties against Bangladesh as well.
But Shreyas Iyer's fitness will be keenly watched as he missed the Super 4 matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka with back spasm.
However, Shreyas batted and bowled at nets on Thursday without any visible discomfort, and that should come as a pleasing development for the team.
But if the management wants to give some extra time for the Mumbaikar to recuperate, they
