Asia Cup 2025: Likely Indian Squad Features Surya As Captain, Gill As Vice-Captain. With the Asia Cup 2025 coming up in a couple of weeks, reports indicate that the selectors have settled on the T20I squad for India. The combination suggested that the side had a good mix of experience and youth.
Suryakumar Yadav is expected to be the captain and Shubman Gill the vice-captain. The top order could feature Gill, the red-hot Abhishek Sharma, and wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson. Tilak Varma and Shivam Dube are options for critical spots in the middle order. They give an element of stability and a power-hitting option in the center.
In the all-rounders, we expect to see Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar to give additional depth with both bat and ball. The spin attack is likely to be led by Varun Chakravarthy. Kuldeep Yadav may be used to provide the left-arm wrist-spin dignity for troubling opposition batters.
The pace attack might be led by Jasprit Bumrah, with Arshdeep Singh, and will choose between Harshit Rana or Prasidh Krishna in the first match. Bumrah’s workload management remains a priority.
When it comes to wicketkeeping, Samson has emerged as the primary option, followed by Jitesh Sharma or Dhruv Jurel as the backup slot. The chances of Rishabh Pant being available seem slim, as he is still recovering from injury.
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Probable Squad for Asia Cup 2025
Surya (C), Gill, Abhishek, Sanju, Tilak, Dube, Axar, Sundar, Varun, Kuldeep, Bumrah, Arshdeep, Harshit/Prasidh, Hardik, and Jitesh/Jurel.
The Asia Cup, from September 9 to 28, in the UAE, will be an important opportunity for India to fine-tune combinations and to assess form in climactic situations ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
