Asia Cup 2025: No Shreyas Iyer As BCCI Announced India Squad. BCCI has announced Team India’s squad for the 2025 Asia Cup, which will be held in the UAE from 9 to 28 September. The squad was announced in Mumbai and serves as a new beginning as Suryakumar Yadav captains the side and Shubman Gill acts as vice-captain.
The 15-member squad is a healthy blend of youth and experience. Besides Surya and Gill, there are Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, and Sanju Samson as batting options. While there are Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube for all-rounders. Jasprit Bumrah leads India in pace, with Arshdeep Singh and young Harshit Rana providing support. For spin, there is Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel, with all the variation and depth required. Jitesh Sharma and Sanju Samson will man the wicket-keeping responsibilities.
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Full squad for Asia Cup 2025
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
Standby Players for Asia Cup 2025
To maintain sufficient bench strength, BCCI has also named five standby players. The standby players include Prasidh Krishna as a reserve fast bowler and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has recently been in terrific form but was the surprising exclusion from the main squad. Washington Sundar is retained as a spin-bowling all-rounder, and Riyan Parag adds a powerful option in the middle order. Young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel also lends additional glove and batting flexibility.
Standby Players: Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel
The final team selection reflects a more balanced and flexible strategy. With proven match-winners in Bumrah and Pandya combined with young superstars in Abhishek Sharma and Harshit Rana, the squad seems to be ready for the pressures of the tournament. The standby players have also ensured that India has reliable backups in each department, making them a strong contender to take the Asia Cup crown.
