According to the Asia Cup provisions, teams can select squads of 17 players. Resultantly, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal have announced 17-member squads for the event. The team will be led by Yash Dhull, who captained the India junior side to the U19 World Cup title in the Caribbean last year. His U19 teammates Nishant Sindhu and Rajvardhan Hangargekar are also part of the squad. Abhishek Sharma, from the 2018 U19 World Cup batch, will be vice-captain. Adding to India's anxiety is the fact they have not won any major trophy for a decade, coming closest during the home ODI World Cup last year where they dominated the entire tournament, only to lose in the final to Australia. Ruturaj Gaikwad, having scored tons of runs in the IPL, fits the bill for the reserve opener's spot in the squad. There are many who see him as an all-format player for India in the coming years. This would be an opportunity for him to show his skills at the elite level.