Team India is to be announced on Tuesday (August 19) for the Asia Cup 2025. There will be a meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at 12 o’clock. After that the team will be announced at around one and a half. During this time, T20 format captain Suryakumar Yadav will also be in the meeting.
Before the announcement of the Indian team, the most will be about the open openers. Because many content are seen on this position. The biggest question is whether Test team captain Shubman Gill will get a chance in this format or not.
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Because in the last few T20 series, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma have performed brilliantly in some T20 series. Shubman Gill was last seen playing in T20 cricket in July 2024 for India. At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal is also a contender.
However, it is being said in some reports that it is difficult for Star opener Shubman Gill to make it to the T20 team despite a great performance in Tests and IPL. The reason for this is Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma’s great performance as an opener. At the same time, Tilak Verma has also taken himself at number 3. At number 4, captain Suryakumar Yadav will be seen playing.
Gill is included in the long -term plans of the selectors, but it is difficult to find a place as the main option for T20. Talking about bowling, Jasprit Bumrah is ready to return after recovering from a minor knee injury, while Mohammad Siraj, who performed brilliantly in Tests in England, can be rested.
Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya and famous Krishna fast bowling options may be options, while spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty and Washington Sundar can be given a chance on UAE’s slow pitches.
In the Asia Cup, India has been placed in the group along with Pakistan, UAE and Oman. Team India will launch its campaign against the Uniteau Arab Emirates in Dubai on 10 September, after which there will be a much awaited match against Pakistan on 14 September.
India’s possible 15 -member squad for Asia Cup 2025: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal/Shubman Gill, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey.
These players also contestants of selection: Shreyas Iyer, Ryan Parag, Mohammad Siraj, Sai Sudarshan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammad Siraj, Dhruv Jurael, famous Krishna, Rinku Singh, Mohammed Shami.
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