The Indian cricket team has been announced for the Asia Cup. Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav announced the names of 15 players who will go to UAE to play Asia Cup. But these 3 big cricketers, including Shreyas Iyer, could not make a place in this squad, whose performance was good.

Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar took the name of Shreyas Iyer in the press conference and said that if he was not elected in the team, then there is no mistake nor our mistake in it. That is, Agarkar wanted to say that Shreyas’s team is not being made a place. By the way, fans are surprised by not just Shreyas but these 3 players are not in the squad.

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer was believed to be selected in the squad for the Asia Cup. His performance in the IPL and the Champions Trophy was also good. But he was not elected in the team. This surprised all the fans. Talking about his T20 international performance, he has scored 1104 runs in 51 matches, including 8 half -century innings.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

The second big name to not be included in the squad is that of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal is known as an explosive batsman, although the selectors did not choose him in the team. Jaiswal has scored 723 runs in 23 T20 international matches for India at a strike rate of 164.31.

Mohammad Siraj

Mohammad Siraj, who has influenced his deadly bowling on the England tour, has also not been selected in the Asia Cup squad. He bowled brilliantly in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah in England, but he did not find a place in the T20 team. Fans on social media are also raising questions on this.

Talking about T20 records in International cricket of Mohammad Siraj, he has got very few opportunities. Siraj has taken 14 wickets in 16 matches. But the way he performed in England, it was expected that he would be selected in the team.

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.

India is included in Group A with Pakistan

India and Pakistan are included in the same group, they are accompanied by Oman and UAE teams in Group A. All teams will play 1-1 matches with their group teams. India’s first match is with the UAE on 10 September, India will take on Pakistan in the second match. Both these matches will be held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. After this, India’s last group match is with Oman on 19 September. All three matches will start at 7:30 pm Indian time, the toss will take place at 7 pm.

Asia Cup 2025 format

The Asia Cup will be played in 2025 T20 format. The first will be a group stage, in which all teams will play 3-3 (1-1 matches with their group teams), after which the top 2 teams will go to Super 4 and the other 2 teams will be out. After this, all the teams will also play 1-1 matches with each team in Super 4, after which there will be a title clash between the top 2 teams. The final match of the Asia Cup will be held in Dubai on 28 September.

• Group A: India, Pakistan, Oman and UAE
• Group B: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong

Mohammad Siraj performed brilliantly in the 5 -match Test series against England, taking 23 wickets. Due to his fatal bowling, England lost in the 5th Test, which managed to finish the India series on a 2–2 draw. Now India will play in the Asia Cup after a month, which is going to start from 9 September. The big question is whether Siraj will play in the Asia Cup or not? He has played in only 1 T20 series after Gautam Gambhir’s head coach.

The Asia Cup will be in 2025 UAE, this tournament played in T20 format will run from 9 September to 28 September. Suspense remains intact on the playing of Mohammad Siraj. In Tests and ODIs, the place of Siraj is considered to be confirmed, but the path of T20 has not been easy for him.

Mohammad Siraj played the last international T20 match in July 2024. After this, Team India played T20 series against Bangladesh, South Africa and England, but Siraj did not get a chance.

Will Mohammad Siraj play in Asia Cup or not?

Gautam Gambhir was appointed the head coach of the Indian team in July 2024, after which Siraj has played only one T20 series. Gambhir has given more emphasis on feeding young players. The head coach’s strategy has been to prepare separate teams for all three formats (T20, test and ODI), in which it is seen that instead of Siraj, it is confirmed in ODIs and Tests but not in T20. India have played the last 12 T20 matches without Siraj. So the question is whether Siraj Head Coach Gautam Gambhir is not the first choice for T20 format?

Mohammad Siraj T20 Career

Fast bowler Siraj made his debut in T20 International in 2017, in the 8 -year career, Siraj has played only 16 matches. Siraj has 14 wickets in T20. He played his last match against Sri Lanka in July 2024.

Talking about Mohammad Siraj’s IPL (2025) this season, he was not reserved by RCB, after which he played for Gujarat Titans. He took 16 wickets in 15 matches, with his economy 9.24.