About 2 years ago, India won 2023 Asia. Sri Lanka’s allout for just 50 runs was a shocking moment for the world. Team India finished that match in just 37 balls. Mohammad Siraj was the biggest hero of India’s victory, who bowled 7 overs and took just 21 runs and took 6 wickets. He was chosen as ‘Player of the Match’ for this performance, but Siraj is not playing the 2025 Asia Cup. Know what is the real reason for this?

Why is Mohammad Siraj not playing?

A report was revealed in a report before the Indian squad was announced for the Asia Cup 2025. It claimed that 2 main fast bowlers in Team India may be Jaspreet Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh. Now after the squad announcement, the situation is that Bumrah and Arshdeep will be the 2 main fast bowlers. It is possible that the third fast bowler may play all -rounder Hardik Pandya. Hardly Team India landed on UAE’s pitches with 4 fast bowling options. In such a situation, it would be difficult for Mohammad Siraj to fit into the playing XI.

Anyway, Mohammad Siraj was the highest overs bowler in the Test series against England. He bowled 185.3 overs on England Tour. Since the Asia Cup is coming soon after 2025, the Test series against the West Indies and then the ODI series against Australia. Due to these series, it is possible that Siraj has been rested from the Asia Cup.

Indian Squad of Asia Cup: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh

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Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav has left for Dubai for the Asia Cup. The tournament is to begin on September 9 and India’s first match will be on that day after that i.e. on 10 September. News agency PTI has shared a video, in which Suryakumar Yadav is seen taking entry at Mumbai Airport. Let us know that this time all the players of Team India are going to leave their city directly for Dubai.

At Mumbai Airport, captain Suryakumar appeared at the airport with his 2 bags and also hugged Wife Devisha Shetty before going inside the airport. He also got a photoshoot done and the reporters also wished the captain for the Asia Cup.

Usually, the Indian team used to travel together for a big tournament, but this time BCCI has changed the travel plan. All will leave for Dubai from their respective cities, so Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya and other players will land in Dubai at different times.

Captain Suryakumar Yadav on the way to Dubai … !!!

– Time to conquer the asia cup pic.twitter.com/fgtz9cnmyn

– Johns. (@Criccrazyjohns) September 4, 2025

It is being told that the Indian team is going to do its first training session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on 5 September. Reserve players, ie Yashasvi Jaiswal, famous Krishna and Washington Sundar will not go to Dubai yet. If the team will surely fall, they will be called later.

When is the first match of Team India?

The Indian team has been placed with Pakistan, Oman and UAE in Group A of the Asia Cup. Team India’s first match will be with UAE on 10 September. On September 14, he will face India’s last match in Pakistan and Group Stage with Oman on 19 September. At the same time, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong have been kept in Group B.

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