Asia cup 2025: The Asia Cup 2025 countdown has started and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also announced its 15 -member team for this tournament. This time the experience is visible in the squad and the best balance of young players. Suryakumar Yadav has been made the captain, while Shubman Gill will play the role of vice -captain, but in the meantime the selectors have also included 5 players who have very little possibility of playing a single match throughout the tournament.

Who are those 5 players?

Apart from the main team, BCCI has also chosen five players as standby. These include fast bowler famous Krishna, all-rounder Washington Sundar, young batsman Ryan Parag, wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurlel and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Why will these players not be able to play?

Standby players do not get a chance to play directly in the team. These can only land on the ground when a player from the main team is injured or is out of the tournament. In such a situation, it is almost impossible for them to make a place in the playing XI in normal circumstances. This is the reason that this time also the expectation of these five debut in this tournament is very low.

Still these 5 players are important

Even though these players are not part of the main squad, but each of these names can prove to be a match winner in future for Team India.

Famous Krishna- With your fast bowling, the attitude of the match can turn.

Washington Beautiful- Batting and bowling bring balance in both.

Ryan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal- He is known for his aggressive batting.

Dhruv Jurael- As a wicketkeeper-batsman in the team, the team can be a great option.

India’s main team for Asia Cup 2025

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