As India prepares for the Asia Cup in Bengaluru, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are in the spotlight.

Team India will hold a six-day conditioning camp at the Karnataka State Cricket Association‘s (KSCA) Three Ovals campus in Alur before to the forthcoming Asia Cup 2023, which is scheduled to start on August 30. The camp’s objective is to assess each cricketer’s level of fitness as the team prepares to enter a crucial phase with the ODI World Cup 2023 in mind.

KL Rahul is currently being closely watched for signs of injury, which could prevent him from playing in some of the Asia Cup games.

Ajit Agarkar, the head selection, acknowledged the emergence of a fresh ache and said Sanju Samson was waiting in the wings and would only be given the chance if Rahul was unable to play. However, given that NCA staff members have expressed their satisfaction with his batting and wicket-keeping techniques, it is anticipated that the Mangalore-born athlete will recuperate fully before the Super Four.

Currently, Shreyas Iyer is also receiving attention. The middle-order batter was questionable for the continental cup because he missed a lot of games recently due to a back problem. He put in a lot of work at NCA, though, and is now fully fit again in time to join the Asia Cup team. Despite this, the cricketer’s time in the Alur camp will be crucial because the selectors have included Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma in the mix, which puts pressure on Shreyas to secure a berth in the starting XI.

Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, and Samson will be joining the camp on Friday, according to ESPN cricinfo, as they are expected to arrive in Bengaluru late on Thursday. Despite playing in the T20I series against Ireland, they will join the camp right away since starting on August 25, the players will be divided into batches for the outdoor fitness and skill-based programs.

Contrarily, cricketers who were not a part of the Ireland series received unique food programs and tailored fitness assessments for a period of two weeks. Additionally, the team management pays close attention to how each player manages their workload in advance of the two major competitions.