Rahul Dravid drops a hint of Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul's comeback for the Asia Cup and World Cup after India's defeat against West Indies

Team India lost a bilateral series for the first time in 17 years against West Indies. India were hammered by an outstanding 107-run stand between Nicholas Pooran and Brandon King as the hosts failed to make the T20 World Cup last year. West Indies sealed an eight-wicket win with 12 balls to spare. Head coach Rahul Dravid admitted to the shortcomings and dropped hints of some players' comebacks for the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup.

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One of the major concerns for the Indian ODI side has been the middle order. In the absence of injured stars, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya have struggled with the line-up experiments. Head coach, Rahul Dravid revealed in the post-match that both the star batters will make a comeback in the Asia Cup.

"We have a few guys coming back from injury so we first have to give them opportunities to play. To be really honest, I haven't given a thought about Asia Cup at this stage," he said. "We have some time off and then will have a camp at the NCA in Bengaluru from the 23rd. We will be assembling as a one-day team there to prepare for the Asia Cup," he added. India will open their Asia Cup campaign against Pakistan on September 2 before facing Nepal on September 4 as part of their group stage matches.