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Due to the incessant rains in Mumbai, the Indian team was announced late on Tuesday from its regular time. The team selection and press conference for the Asia Cup 2025 was held at BCCI Headquarters, Mumbai. During this time a selection meeting was going on on one side. On the other hand, ODI team captain Rohit Sharma made a special appeal.
According to reports, due to heavy rains and waterlogging on the roads, many BCCI officials had difficulty in reaching on time. For this reason, the press conference could not start on its scheduled time. However, the BCCI did not cancel it, but only changed time. After some time, Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav and Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar announced the team through a press conference.
Rohit’s special appeal
Amidst all this, Rohit shared the story on his Instagram and appealed to the people to be safe and cautious during the rain. Rohit wrote on his Instagram story, “All be safe and take care of yourself.”
Indian team announced for 2025 Asia Cup
Surya and Agarkar announced the Indian team for the Asia Cup through a press conference. Shubman Gill returned after a long time in the team. He was elected the vice -captain of the team.
Indian team for 2025 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 and Rinku Singh.
Asia Cup will start from 9 September
The Asia Cup will start from 9 September. At the same time, the final match will be held on 28 September. While the Indian team will start their campaign on 10 September. Where they will face UAE.
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