The date of 17 September 2023, when the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to win the Asia Cup 2023 title. Now in the Asia Cup 2025, Team India will land as defending champions. That victory of the Indian team has been only 2 years, but 7 main players have disappeared from the playing XI including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The names of these 7 players can surprise you.

India became champion in 2023

The Sri Lankan team was reduced to just 50 runs in the 2023 Asia Cup final. In response, Team India captured the trophy by finishing the match in just 37 balls. In that match, Mohammad Siraj alone took 6 wickets for Team India and Hardik Pandya also took 3 wickets.

Indian playing XI in 2023 Asia Cup final: Ishaan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj

Seven players are missing

Out of the 2025 Asia Cup squad, 7 such players are missing, who played in the 2023 Asia Cup final. Of these, 2 biggest names are Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who have said goodbye to T20 cricket only last year. Ravindra Jadeja is also named among these players, he also retired from T20 after the 2024 T20 World Cup. At the same time, Mohammad Siraj has been rested from the Asia Cup after the fatigue of the England Tour.

Ishaan Kishan has not been able to return to Team India after November 2023, while KL Rahul has not been selected in the squad. Washington beautiful has appeared in good form, unfortunately the selectors have not given them a chance in the Asia Cup squad.

These 7 players are not in the squad: Ishaan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj

Indian Squad in Asia Cup 2025: 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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The biggest Mahakumbh of Asian cricket i.e. Asia Cup will be played in Abu Dhabi and Dubai between September 9 and September 28. This time this tournament will be played in T20 format. The first match of the tournament will be played between Afghanistan and Hong Kong. Learn here how Pakistan’s playing XI can be in the 2025 Asia Cup.

4 all -rounders, 2 fast bowlers and 1 spinner

In the 2025 Asia Cup, 4 all -rounders, 2 fast bowlers and 1 spinner can get a place in Pakistan’s playing XI. The four all -rounders have three spin all -rounders and one fast bowler all -rounder. In such a situation, the team is looking very dreaded. This time in the Asia Cup, Pakistan seems to be the second strongest team after India.

These players can get a place in the playing XI

In the Asia Cup, Sam Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan can start the innings for Pakistan. In the Asia Cup, Sam Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan can start the innings for Pakistan. After this, Fakhar Zaman is likely to play at number three. Wicketkeeper Mohammad can play Haris at number four. After this, captain Salman Aga and explosive batsman Hasan Nawaz can be seen in action.

Spin all -rounder Mohammad Nawaz at number seven and Faheem Ashraf at number eight can be seen in action. Chinaman Sufiyan Mukim can be the only main spinner. Salman Mirza and Shaheen Afridi may have the responsibility of the fast bowling department. In such a situation, Speedstar Haris Rauf may have to sit on the bench.

Pakistan’s possible playing XI for Asia Cup- Sam Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Aga, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Sufiyan Mukim, Salman Mirza and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Pakistan team for 2025 Asia Cup- Salman Ali Aga (Captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Sahibzada Farhan, Sam Ayub, Salman Mirza, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Shaheen Afridi and Sufian Mukim.

There is now less than 15 days left to start the 2025 Asia Cup. The tournament will be played in Abu Dhabi and Dubai between September 9 and September 28. This time the Asia Cup will be played in T20 format. A total of eight teams will participate in this tournament, which are divided into two groups. So far, 6 countries have announced their team for the 2025 Asia Cup.

In the Asia Cup 2025, all teams will play 3-3 matches in the league stage. India will face Pakistan, UAE and Oman. All these teams are in a group. In the second group, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are. There will be a super-4 round after the league stage. There may be 3 matches between India and Pakistan in the tournament, if both teams reach the finals.

Indian team for 2025 Asia Cup- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Jaspreet Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty.

Pakistan team for 2025 Asia Cup- Salman Ali Aga (Captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Shaheen Afridi and Sufian Mokim.

Afghanistan team for 2025 Asia Cup- Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Jadaran, Darwish Rasuli, Sedikullah Atal, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharfuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujib ur Rehman, Allah Ghaznafar, Nur Ahmed, Farid Malik, Naveen Malik, Naveen Malik, Naveen.

Bangladesh team for 2025 Asia Cup- Litan Das (Captain), Tanjid Hasan, Parvez Hussain Imon, Saif Hasan, Tauheed Hridayi, Jekar Ali Anik, Shamim Hussain, Qazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Maheedi Hasan, Rishad Hussain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rehman, Tanjim Hasan Sakib, Tanjim Hasan Sakib, Tjiful Islam and Saiful Islam.

Hong Kong team for 2025 Asia Cup- Yasim Murtaza (captain), Babur Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Niazakat Khan Mohammed, Nasrullah Rana, Martin Koetzi, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Mark Chaallu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Atik ul Rahman Iqbal, Kidhi Shah, Kidil Mahmood, Aaraun Mahmud, Aaron Mohammad Arshad, Ali Hasan, Shahid Vasif, Mohammed, Mohammed, Mohammed, Waheed, Anas Khan and Ehsan Khan.

Oman’s team for 2025 Asia Cup- Jatinder Singh (Captain), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufiyan Yusuf, Ashish Odedra, Aamir Kalim, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufian Mahmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonawale, Zone Islam, Hasnain Shah, Faisal Shah, Muhammad Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmed and Time.

Shubman Gill has been included in the squad for the Asia Cup 2025 as a vice -captain. After the meeting at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav announced the team at the press conference. Akshar Patel is also included in the team, but former cricketer Mohammad Kaif is unhappy when he is removed from the vice -captain.

This year, Akshar Patel was the vice-captain in the 5-match T20 series against England, this series was named by India 4–1. He took 6 wickets in this series. Shubman Gill has not played in T20 International for the last 1 year, but when he returned to the Asia Cup, he was elected vice -captain. This Mohammad Kaif did not like it, he said that it is expected that Akshar has already been told about it.

Kaif on the removal of Akshar Patel from the vice -captain

Mohammad Kaif wrote in a tweet, “I hope that Akshar Patel has already been informed about the removal of the vice -captain and it should not happen that he has received information about it in the press conference. The Akshar did not make any mistake, so he should get an explanation.”

I hope axar patel was informed about his removal from vice-businessy in advance and he didn Bollywood to know about it from the press conference. Axar did no wrong so he deserves an explanation. @akshar2026

– Mohammad Kaif (@mohammadkaif) August 19, 2025

Akshar Patel’s performance has been excellent, he is an important part of the T20 team. There is a possibility that he will also get a place in playing 11, as he not only does well in bowling and batting but is also a great fielder. Akshar played an important role in winning the T20 World Cup in 2024, he received the Player of the Match award in the semi -finals played against England. He took 3 wickets for 23 runs in his 4 overs spell.

Akshar Patel played a brilliant innings of 47 runs in 31 balls against South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup. He was then elected as the vice -captain of the T20 team but now he had to withdraw from the vice -captain after Shubman Gill returned.

India’s schedule in Asia Cup

• September 10- Vs UAE (Dubai)
• September 14- Vs Pakistan (Dubai)
• 19 September- Vs Oman (Abu Dhabi)

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

The Indian team has been announced for the Asia Cup 2025 to be held in UAE from 9 September. Shubman Gill has been elected as vice -captain in this team captained by Suryakumar Yadav. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has returned to this short format after a long time. Kuldeep Yadav has also been selected, but after the squad announcement, the most discussed in the name of Shreyas Iyer. Despite being in excellent form, Iyer did not get a place in the team. There are many such names with him in this squad, which were entitled to be included in the team.

Shreyas Iyer

The player whose selection was considered to be fixed with T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav was Shreyas Iyer, he performed brilliantly in the last 1 year. After winning the trophy to KKR in 2024 as a captain, he took Punjab to the final this year, his personal performance was also excellent. In domestic cricket, runs are coming from his bat, but still he was not selected in the Asia Cup team. BCCI is also getting a lot of criticism about this.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

The second biggest name to miss the team is that of Yashasvi Jaiswal. For the last 1 year, he did not get a place in the T20 team, but in IPL 2025, he scored more than 500 (559) runs with 6 half -century innings. His strike rate was around 160. His bat was also very much spoken in the Test series in England, although he did not find a place in the main squad of the Asia Cup but he has been included in the reserve players. Ajit Agarkar said in the press conference, “It is disappointing that Yashasvi did not get a place in the 15 -member team but he will have to wait.”

Washington beautiful

All -rounder Washington Sundar was considered to be selected in the team, but he was not elected. Ajit Agarkar told that the team did not become a place of Sundar due to balance. Chief Selector Agarkar said that Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty are also 2 wrist spinners and spin bowler Akshar Patel, who also do good batting. An extra batsman was selected as Rinku Singh’s place of Sundar.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Now Yuzvendra Chahal’s return to international cricket seems very difficult, he was once again ignored. Chahal, 35, played the last international match in 2023. He was a part of the World Cup winning team in 2024, but he did not get a chance to play in a single match. In IPL 2024, he took 18 wickets and 16 wickets this year, but he could not make it to the national team.

Mohammad Siraj

The selectors are also being criticized on social media due to Siraj not being in the squad. Siraj played all the five Tests in England, but after that there is also a break of more than 1 month before the Asia Cup. Siraj looked great in the entire series, although he did not get much opportunities in T20 International. After making his debut in 2017, he has played only 16 T20 matches. However, Siraj was played in the last Asia Cup (2023), which was played in ODI format, it had Siraj Player of the Match. Siraj took 6 wickets for 21 runs in 7 overs spell.

Indian squad for Asia Cup

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Quality), Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Jaspreet Bumrah, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Dubey, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav.

Team India has been announced for the 2025 Asia Cup. On Tuesday, the Chief Selector of the Indian cricket team Ajit Agarkar and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav announced Team India through a press conference. Both also answered many important questions in the PC. Here you will tell you 5 big things of Agarkar and Surya’s press conference.

Ajit Agarkar told why Shreyas Iyer did not get a chance

Shreyas Iyer last played a T20 match for India in December 2023, where he scored a brilliant half -century in a win against Australia, but after that he could not find a place in India’s T20 team. The strong performance in IPL 2025 also could not return to Iyer’s T20 team.

When asked about Iyer being dropped from the team, Agarkar said, “You have to tell him about whose place he can take. It is neither his fault nor our. We just have to choose 15 players, he will have to wait for his opportunity.”

Agarkar cleaned everything on Jaspreet Bumrah and workload

Jasprit Bumrah was criticized due to just three Tests in England due to workload. In such a situation, when the question was asked in the PC about Bumrah, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said, “I don’t think there is a written plan at this time. Of course, a good break has been received after the series against England. Team management (management) or physio or related people are always in touch. Not only now, not only before the injury, but even before the injury, we used to take care of it, because we know how important it is.”

Agarkar clearly stated that it is necessary to keep Bumrah available for important matches of the future. He said, “Obviously we want him to be available for all big matches. I know that every match is big in international cricket, but big series like World Cup, Champions Trophy or England-Australia are more important. We want it to be available all the time.”

Agarkar further said, “Most fast bowlers are monitored. He has an additional eye due to injury in the last two-three years. He is an additional eye, because he is unmatched and special and there will be no change. There will be no change, whether it is a next series or six months later.”

Shubman Gill also said on getting vice -captain

Test captain Shubman Gill has been appointed as the vice -captain for the 2025 Asia Cup, while Suryakumar Yadav will take charge of the team. Gill played the last T20 match against Sri Lanka in Pallekal in 2024 and now he replaced Akshar Patel in the vice -captain.

Agarkar said, “Gill’s form in England was the same as we expected, but he performed more than that. Now (for the top order), there are more options and Shubman is in great form anyway. On reaching Dubai, he can choose the playing XI according to the opposing team and the circumstances.”

He said, “As I said, he was the vice -captain when he played T20 cricket last time. This is a matter of this after the last World Cup, so even at that time we were clearly thinking in this direction.

The chief selector said, “Now that he is available, at least he has two options. Choosing the batting order (now) is their responsibility. Our job was to choose 15 players, but as far as T20 cricket is concerned, we have a lot of depth and we are very active about it.”

It is unfortunate that Jaiswal could not make a place in the team- Agarkar

When Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to make a place in the team, Agarkar called it unfortunate. He said, this is unfortunate, reference to Jaiswal. Due to Abhishek Sharma being in the team and he also bowls a little bit. It is unfortunate that Jaiswal could not make a place in the team.

Many big names are out of the Indian Squad of Asia Cup 2025. The stormy opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal is not in the 15 -member Squad Asia Cup. At the same time, despite being in excellent form, Shreyas Iyer has not got a place in the team. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Suryakumar Yadav announced Team India by holding a press conference. In this press conference, Ajit Agarkar told why Jaiswal and Iyer were not elected.

Why did I not chosen Iyer-Jayaswal?

On the selection of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said, “It is very unfortunate for Yashasvi Jaiswal that Abhishek Sharma is doing very well, he can also bowl when he falls. One of them had to be out. Shreyas Iyer will say

Shreyas Iyer’s fault

Ajit Agarkar said about Shreyas Iyer, “There is no mistake of Shreyas Iyer in the lack of selection in the team. I respect him, but whose place he could take, there is no mistake in him or not.”

Shreyas Iyer has not played any T20 match since December 2023, but his recent figures in the white ball format could prove him to be the trump card of Team India in the Asia Cup. Iyer has so far scored 1,104 runs in a 51 -match T20 career at an average of 30.67.

Jaiswal is in standby players

Yashasvi Jaiswal may not have made a place in the 15 -member squad due to team combination, but he has got a place in five standby players. If a player does not play in the tournament due to injury or any other reason, Jaiswal or any other standby player can get a chance to play in the Asia Cup.

Indian Squad for 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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Team India has been announced for the Asia Cup 2025. While Suryakumar Yadav will captain the team, Shubman Gill has been appointed as the vice -captain, before that Akshar Patel was seen vice -captained by the team. Jasprit Bumrah will play the role of Team India’s lead bowler in the Asia Cup. Shreyas Iyer, who is constantly performing amazing in the white ball format, has not found a place in the squad (Shreyas Iyer Dropped) and Mohammad Siraj has also been excluded.

Changed vice -captain

Team India has not lost any T20 series so far after Suryakumar Yadav became captain. He will also captain the captaincy in the Asia Cup, but the Demotion of Akshar Patel has been done, from which the vice -captain has been given to Shubman Gill. Gill did not play any T20 series after the series against Sri Lanka in July 2024, so he will be returning to the T20 team after about 13 months.

Shreyas Iyer has no place

Shreyas Iyer was the highest run -scorer for India in the Champions Trophy. He had scored a total of 243 runs in the tournament, while the IPL 2025 season was also excellent for him. As captain, he made Punjab travel to the finals, while personally he scored 604 runs at an excellent average of 50.33. Despite this great form, the selectors have not included him in the Asia Cup squad. At the same time, there was speculation about Mohammad Siraj that after the series against England, he could be rested.

In the batting, the team will have captain Suryakumar Yadav and Vice -captain Shubman Gill besides Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh. At the same time, Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma have got a place among the wicketkeepers. The all -rounders department will be loaded with Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Shivam Dubey. Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana have been ranked in the squad for bowling.

Indian Squad for 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

The Indian cricket team will be announced today for the Asia Cup 2025 starting next month in UAE. This time many big changes can be seen in the team. This is India’s first major tournament after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from T20. It is very likely that Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain, because after the surgery there is news of his passing fitness test. The place of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma is being decided, due to which the discussion on Shubman Gill is going on. The names of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mohammad Siraj are also being considered, in such a situation there are 2-3 players on which the tussle is going on.

Team India will be announced in the press conference today

The meeting of the National Selection Committee will be held in Mumbai today, in which the Indian team will be selected for the Asia Cup. After choosing the team, the captain will hold a press conference with the Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar. It will start around 1:30 in the afternoon. Today, for the Asia Cup, the women’s team will also be selected for the 3 -match series against the Women’s World Cup and Australia.

Difficulty in place of Mohammad Siraj

Mohammad Siraj, who bowled brilliantly in the 5 Test series on the England tour, is considered difficult to choose in the Asia Cup. Jasprit Bumrah had expressed his desire to play in the Asia Cup, after which he is sure to be selected in the squad. A maximum of 3 fast bowlers are likely to be selected in the team, in which the names of Arshdeep Singh and famous Krishna are at the forefront of Bumrah. Harshit Rana can be included in the reserve players.

Before the Asia Cup squad announcement, former veterans are choosing their respective teams. Harbhajan Singh included Rishabh Pant in his team, who was injured on a tour of England. His foot finger was fractured. At the same time, Mohammad Kaif included Mohammad Siraj and Shubman Gill in his squad, whose tussle is going on in the squad.

Rishabh Pant included in Harbhajan Singh’s team

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ryan Parag, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah.

Team selected by Mohammad Kaif for Asia Cup

Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Akshar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jaspreet Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Mohammad Siraj, Jitesh Sharma, Shubman Gill.

Indian team is defending champion

The Indian cricket team will land as defending champions in the Asia Cup 2025. Its previous edition was played in 2023, in which India won the title by defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final. The Asia Cup will start from 9 September in 2025 UAE. India’s first match is with UAE on 10, the next match of Pakistan and group stage on September 14 is with Oman on 19 September.

A huge update has emerged on the Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2025. It is reported that Shubman Gill will not get admission in the T20 team, while the speculation of making him the vice -captain of T20 team was in full swing. On the other hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal can also stay out of the smallest format for the moment. According to Sportstar, Gill-Jayaswal will currently be out of the T20 squad, while Shreyas Iyer’s entry looks confirmed.

Gill and Jaiswal have no place

According to a report published in Sportstar, the selector and the team management is unanimous on the middle order batting for the Asia Cup, as the UAE pitch may remain slow. Shubman Gill last played a T20 match in July 2024, after which he has been kept out of small format consecutively. Now according to the new update, Gill can also stay out of the Asia Cup. On the other hand, Jaiswal, who has a strike rate of more than 36 average 164 in T20, can also be excluded.

If Shreyas comes, Rinku-Dubey out

According to this report, if Shreyas Iyer gets a place, then the difficulties of Shivam Dubey or Rinku Singh may increase. Both of them played against England in India’s last T20 series. Ever since Gautam Gambhir has become the head coach, Rinku has scored only 190 runs in 13 innings, which has not a single fifty. At the same time, if the series against England is left, Dubey has also disappointed with his performance.

The selection of Jitesh Sharma has almost been approved. However, Sanju Samson has been the first choice of wicketkeeper for the last one year. Jitesh Sharma play in the playing XI or not, but his entry in the squad is almost sure. The selectors have not yet taken a final decision regarding Jaspreet Bumrah. Bumrah had earlier played three Tests in England due to workload.

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