Despite India's Test dominance against England, several key players from the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy are set to miss the Asia Cup. Jasprit Bumrah is rested due to workload, while KL Rahul is overlooked despite a strong IPL. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are committed to the Duleep Trophy, and Rishabh Pant is injured and out of contention.
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