The Asia Cup is about to start now, the first match will be played between Afghanistan and Hong Kong on 9 September. At the same time, Team India will play the first match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 10 September. Let us tell you that Team India reached Dubai on Thursday for the tournament, where the players participated in the first practice session on Friday. Now head coach Gautam Gambhir has done enthusiasm in Team India. Along with Gambhir, Indian players would like to win their second big title in 2025 after the Champions Trophy.

In fact, BCCI has shared a video, in which all -rounder Shivam Dubey repeated the words that Gautam Gambhir asked to fill the entire squad. Dubey said, “The team’s atmosphere is very good, so it is enjoying a lot. As soon as we come, we felt that we are ready to sieve again. The coach has always told every player that, ‘Whenever you play for the country, you have the opportunity to do something new.”

What does captain Suryakumar expect from the team?

In the Asia Cup, Suryakumar Yadav will be captaining the Indian team. He will expect the team that every player should put full force for the country like every time. He said, “I always have a smile on my face to see such great players around you and see them practicing on the field. The way he puts his body at stake, I will expect similar to him in the Asia Cup.”

India’s Asia Cup schedule

The Indian team will start their Asia Cup campaign from the match against UAE on 10 September. After that he has to face the arch rival Pakistan on 14 September. At the same time, Team India’s last match in the group phase will be from Oman on 19 September.

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The 15 -member squad for the Asia Cup 2025 includes many big names, but many famous players have also been excluded. Captain Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the Indian team for the first time in a multi-nation tournament and he will also get a lot of Vice-captain Shubman Gill. Efforts have been made to fix the batting to bowling and all -round department. Here you will get information about how many players of the state have got a place in the Asia Cup team.

Most players of Maharashtra-Gujarat

Maharashtra and Gujarat have the highest number of players in the Asia Cup team. Captains Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey and Jitesh Sharma come from Maharashtra, while Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel and Jaspreet Bumrah are from Gujarat.

At the same time, there will be two players from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in the team. Vice -captain Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma are players from Punjab. Kuldeep Yadav and Rinku Singh come from UP. There is one player each in the Asia Cup squad from Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Delhi.

How many players from which state in Asia Cup team?

Suryakumar Yadav – Mumbai, Maharashtra

Shubman Gill – Fazilka, Punjab

Abhishek Sharma – Amritsar, Punjab

Tilak Verma – Hyderabad, Telangana

Hardik Pandya – Surat, Gujarat

Shivam Dubey – Mumbai, Maharashtra

Akshar Patel – Anand, Gujarat

Jitesh Sharma – Amravati, Maharashtra

Jaspreet Bumrah – Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Arshdeep Singh – Guna, Madhya Pradesh

Varun Chakraborty – Bidar, Karnataka

Kuldeep Yadav – Unnao, Uttar Pradesh

Sanju Samson – Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Harshit Rana – Ghevara, Delhi

Rinku Singh – Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

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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