By Admin 
The Men National Selection Committee led by Ajit Agarkar will hold a meeting to choose the Asia Cup team on Tuesday, August 19. The good thing is that captain Suryakumar Yadav is fully fit. Some time ago Surya underwent surgery, after which he has passed the fitness test. There are many difficulties in front of the selectors, they will have to take bold decisions on Tuesday. A big question in this episode is also whether Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal will be able to make a place in the team. According to the report, Shreyas Iyer can be included in the team.
After the absence of Shubman Gill and the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma got an opportunity to open in T20, which they have redeemed a lot. Therefore, there is no point in getting them out when they fit. Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the big name of the Indian team, so it will be interesting to see if the selectors will be able to take a bold decision to exclude these two.
Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal will not be selected in the team for Asia Cup?
According to the report of Sportstar, the selectors are ready to keep Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal out of the Asia Cup team, taking a big decision. Ajit Agarkar is preparing to retain the team, which has performed brilliantly in the recent T20 series in Gautam Gambhir’s coaching.
The final match of the Asia Cup 2025 will be played on 28 September, after which India will play a Test series against the West Indies from October 2. Therefore, captain Gill and Jaiswal can also be done to be ready for that series.
Will Shreyas Iyer play in Asia Cup 2025?
It has been said in this report that the selectors can include Shreyas Iyer in the team and Jitesh Sharma as the second wicket keeper. Jitesh performed brilliantly in the IPL while playing for RCB and played an important role in getting RCB first. At the same time, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer’s personal performance was also excellent.
Shreyas Iyer scored 604 runs in 17 matches played in IPL 2025 at a strike rate of 175.07, including 6 half -centuries. Under his captaincy, Punjab reached the final.
Why will Shreyas Iyer be chosen?
According to the report, in view of the circumstances of the UAE, the selectors want an experienced middle order batsman in the team. For this reason, Shreyas Iyer’s selection in the team is believed to be certain. Iyer played an important role in India’s victory in the Champions Trophy 2025 in UAE. In its final, India won the title by defeating New Zealand. Iyer scored 48 runs in the final.
If Shreyas Iyer is included in the Asia Cup squad, then one of Rinku Singh and Shivam Dubey may have to be excluded. Captain Suryakumar Yadav will also attend the meeting to choose the squad.
India’s match schedule in Asia Cup
- September 10- Vs UAE (Dubai)
- September 14- Vs Pakistan (Dubai)
- 19 September- Vs Oman (Abu Dhabi)
Bharat is included in Group A, which is accompanied by Pakistan, UAE and Oman. All teams will play 1-1 matches with each team of their group, after which the top 2 teams will go to Super 4. The second group consists of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong.