India, Aug. 16 -- All decks have been cleared for Suryakumar Yadav to lead India in the upcoming Asia Cup after the right-handed batter passed his fitness test. According to a report in the Indian Express, the 34-year-old will now be sitting in the selection meeting with chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar to pick the 15-member squad for the T20 tournament, set to begin on September 9 in the UAE. The India squad will be picked in Mumbai on Tuesday, August 19.

Suryakumar Yadav cleared the fitness test at the Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru. India's T20I captain underwent surgery for a lower-right abdomen hernia in Munich, Germany, in June. He had travelled to the United Kingdom to consult a specialist following the conclusion of th...