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A number of India’s top cricketers will be in focus when the selection committee, headed by former pacer Ajit Agarkar, meets in Mumbai to finalise the squad for next month’s Asia Cup. While the T20I regulars are expected to retain their places, players like Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shreyas Iyer have strengthened their cases with strong IPL performances
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"#AsiaCup team announcement tomorrow at 1:30 PM followed by women’s selection meeting for ICC Women’s World Cup", according to a report in Indian Express
In other news, the Neetu David-led selection committee is likely to announce the squad for the Women’s ODI World Cup and the preceding three-match home ODI series against Australia on Tuesday (August 19)
Group A: India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and Oman
Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong
Group Stage
9 September (Tuesday): Afghanistan vs Hong Kong
10 September (Wednesday): India vs UAE
11 September (Thursday): Bangladesh vs Hong Kong
12 September (Friday): Pakistan vs Oman
13 September (Saturday): Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
14 September (Sunday): India vs Pakistan
15 September (Monday): Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong
16 September (Tuesday): Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
17 September (Wednesday): Pakistan vs UAE
18 September (Thursday): Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
19 September (Friday): India vs Oman
Super 4
20 September (Saturday): Group B Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 2
21 September (Sunday): Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group A Qualifier 2
23 September (Tuesday): Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 2
24 September (Wednesday): Group B Qualifier 1 vs Group A Qualifier 2
25 September (Thursday): Group A Qualifier 2 vs Group B Qualifier 2
26 September (Friday): Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 1
Final: 28 September (Sunday): Final
The Indian squad for the 2025 Asia Cup will be announced on Tuesday (Aug 19) when the BCCI men’s selection committee meets in Mumbai. Ajit Agarkar-led panel already has plenty to look into and cater to, with countless options to choose from for each position. While they are contemplating selections of some of the top names, including Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer and even Mohammed Siraj, they have received a last-minute push to take a bold call and include uncapped teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the squad for the continental tournament. Former India opener and chief selector Kris Srikkanth is the one to speak up for him.
India’s Test captain Shubman Gill has played a total of 21 T20Is so far. He has scored 578 runs with a strike rate of 139.27, and his batting average in T20Is is 30.42. Gill has scored one century and three fifties. His last T20I appearance was against Sri Lanka in July 2024
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 selection will be one of the toughest in recent times, given the depth of talent at the Indian cricket circuit. "The depth of talent is so immense that even if you are a Test captain (Shubman Gill) and have shattered a lot of records, you are not a certainty in a different format. This is going to be a tough selection. We have won 17 out of the last 20 T20 matches we played," Chopra was quoted saying to news agency ANI
Former India cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth has called for Vaibhav Suryavanshi's inclusion in the Indian squad for Asia Cup 2025. "You have to play bold. Don't make him wait. Don't say things like 'let him mature'. He is already playing with remarkable maturity. His shot-making has been on another level. If I were chairman, I would definitely have him in the squad," Srikkanth said on his YouTube show.
Commentator Harsha Bhogle, on his YouTube channel, has named his picks for India’s T20I squad, with Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and opener Sanju Samson featuring among the specialist batters. Samson is also Bhogle’s first-choice wicketkeeper, with Jitesh Sharma as backup. Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar form the all-round core, while Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna headline the pace attack.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh wants Shubman Gill to be selected in the final 15-man squad for the Asia Cup. Calling Gill and 'all-format player', Harbhajan has said that he should not be underestimated.
"In my opinion, Gill can play T20s and even dominate the format. We as fans are used to seeing fours and sixes every ball, but you also need batters who can play long innings and rescue the team when required," Harbhajan was quoted saying to TOI.
The Asia Cup 2025 is all set for another edition as eight teams will gather for the continental tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), despite India being the official hosts of the tournament. Unlike the recent two editions, the upcoming edition will consist of eight teams, with India vs Pakistan also on the cards despite the recent Phalagam terror attacks and Operation Sindoor. Ahead of the continental tournament in the UAE, here are all the details of the Asia Cup 2025, including format, teams, groups, full fixtures, key dates and live streaming.
The BCCI will announce the squad via a press release, according to a report in Cricbuzz. There will be no press conference in Mumbai.
Jasprit Bumrah may have drawn criticism for playing only three Tests during the series against England to manage his workload, but former BCCI chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma has backed the bowler, saying players should go by the physios' advice as they are the "better judges".
Sharma, himself a former pace bowler, said it was akin to a patient having to follow the doctor's advice.
The BCCI men’s selection committee is due to meet in Mumbai early next week to pick the squad for the 2025 Asia Cup, to be played in the T20 format. With the UAE hosting this eight-team tournament (September 9-28), the selectors and Suryakumar Yadav, the T20I captain, who will also be present during the meeting, will finalise those excelling in the shortest format. While all-format batter Shubman Gill’s name is popping up among the hot favourites, even ahead of attacking opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, there is another name – KL Rahul, who is also running for a place in the Asia Cup squad.
Pakistan selector and former pacer Aaqib Javed has fired shots at the Indian Cricket Team ahead of the marquee 2025 Asia Cup tie on September 14 in Dubai, saying the team, picked on Sunday (Aug 17), can beat anyone, including the Men in Blue, in the forthcoming continental tournament starting September 19 in the UAE. The Pakistan selectors announced the 17-man squad for the triangular T20I series and the eight-team tournament that follows, shockingly leaving out batting stalwarts Babar Azam and keeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan. While India, Pakistan, Oman and the UAE are part of Group A, the remaining four teams (Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong) consist of Group B.
The 2025 Asia Cup is less than three weeks away, with the Indian Team squad selection announcement for the continental tournament just around the corner. With the BCCI men’s selection committee having too much on its shelf to cater to, including taking some bold yet harsh calls, the latest reports suggest that chief selector Ajit Agarkar is willing to welcome Shreyas Iyer into the side. The UAE will host the eight-team tournament, to be played in the T20 format, starting September 9, with arch-rivals India and Pakistan facing off in the marquee clash on September 14 in Dubai. Meanwhile, the opening duo of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal might face the axe.
Shreyas Iyer could be on his way to the UAE for the second time in six months as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to announce the squad for the Asia Cup 2025. Expected to be announced on Tuesday (Aug 19), the selectors' panel, led by Ajit Agarkar, could bring a string of surprises to the squad, including the exclusions of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. So here is a predicted 15-man squad that could travel to the UAE ahead of the Asia Cup 2025.
All the talks around Team India‘s Asia Cup 2025 squad continue to take new turns every day, with the latest report suggesting that the men’s selection committee has finalised at least 14 players, with four players fighting for that one '15th' spot. Ajit Agarkar-led panel will meet in Mumbai on Tuesday (Aug 19) with T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav also joining them for the squad selection discussion. While several first-team players will retain their places, including the openers Abhishek Sharma and gloveman Sanju Samson, talks over excluding Test captain Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal have also made headlines
