Veteran India wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik on Saturday backed ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to lead the India 'B' side at the 2023 Asian Games in China, scheduled to be played from September 23 to October 8.

This will be the first time that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has agreed to send both men’s and women’s teams to the tournament. The Men in Blue will also begin its ICC ODI World Cup campaign against Australia on October 8 in Chennai.