India, Sept. 9 -- Shivam Dube, the Indian all-rounder, last played an international match on July 25, but the next three months promise to be demanding, with a packed schedule ahead. The T20I team will travel across the globe for several assignments, but none bigger than the Asian Games, which begin on September 19. The BCCI has named a full-strength squad, with the pressure on Shreyas Iyer's Indian team to defend the gold medal from Hangzhou three years ago.

In the previous Asian Games, India had bagged the top honour under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, with Dube part of the winning squad. At the time, India had sent a B team, but the all-rounder made his mark, chipping in with 25 off 19 balls in the quarter-final against Nepal. Cri...