Asia Cup 2025 India Squad: Team India has been announced for the Asia Cup starting from 9 September. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team will defend its title in the Asia Cup this time.

India Squad for Asia Cup 2025: Team India has been announced for the Asia Cup . A total of 15 players have been included in the team, which will be captained by Suryakumar Yadav. Most of the faces in the Asia Cup team are those who were expected to be selected. However, some famous players have also been kept out of the team. Shubman Gill's name was the most discussed. He has not only been included in the Asia Cup team but has also been made the vice-captain of the team.

Shubman Gill got a chance; these players were also selected

The Indian selectors have kept their faith in the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson for the Asia Cup. Opener Abhishek Sharma is also the world's number one batsman in the T20 rankings. Apart from him, world number 2 batsman in the T20 rankings, Tilak Verma, has also been selected for the Asia Cup.

While Sanju, Abhishek, and Tilak are in the top order, in the middle order, apart from captain Suryakumar Yadav, players like Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, and Rinku Singh have a place. Jitesh Sharma is the second wicketkeeper-batsman in the team.

On the bowling front, Bumrah and Arshdeep will be seen shouldering the burden of the pace attack. Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav have been added to the Asia Cup team to strengthen the spin.

These players did not get a place

However, there were some big players who did not get a chance. Those players included names like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, and Mohammad Siraj.

Team India for the Asia cup

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

Standby Players: Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar

Team India is ready to win another Asia Cup

The 17th edition of the Asia Cup is to be held in the UAE from 9 September. This time, India will enter the tournament not only with the intention of winning but also with the intention of defending its title. It won the 16th edition of the Asia Cup in 2023 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. India is the most successful team in the Asia Cup. It has won this multi-nation tournament 8 times. Meaning, this time the Indian team will have a chance to win the Asia Cup for the 9th time.

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