Asia Cup 2025 India Squad Picked, Captain, Vice-captain Locked Official Announcement In Mumbai On..

The India national cricket team is set to play in the Asia Cup 2025 after the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against England. According to a report by news agency PTI, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee is preparing to finalize the Indian squad, with the marquee tournament just weeks away.

The Asia Cup 2025 is set to be played from September 9 to 28 in the T20I format across Dubai and Abu Dhabi. India last played a T20I series earlier this year, defeating England 4-1 at home. Notably, Team India's new Test captain, Shubman Gill, is set to return to the T20I lineup for the upcoming tournament.

The Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel is expected to finalize the selection on August 19 or 20, after receiving medical updates on all players from the Centre of Excellence's sports science team. Captain Suryakumar Yadav has resumed batting practice in Bengaluru.

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar, Tilak Varma, and Hardik Pandya are likely to retain their places in the T20I squad. Sharma recently topped the ICC T20 batting rankings, while Samson impressed with the bat in the format.

However, Shubman Gill's form in IPL 2025 could make him hard to overlook, creating a selection dilemma given the surplus of in-form openers.

"Abhishek Sharma is world's No. 1 T20 batter in last ICC rankings. Sanju Samson has been fantastic last season with both bat and gloves. So it will certainly be a tough call but Shubman in current form although in Tests can't be ignored. He had a good IPL also. Problem for selectors is, there are too many performers at the top of the order," a BCCI source privy to developments told PTI.

Young openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan are unlikely to be included. Wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul is also unlikely to be picked, as he doesn't bat in the middle order.

Sanju Samson is almost certain to be the first-choice keeper, with Dhruv Jurel, who played in the last T20I series, and Jitesh Sharma, who impressed as RCB's finisher during their IPL title run, competing for the backup role.

Nitish Kumar Reddy is expected to miss the tournament due to injury. Shivam Dube could retain his place, while Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are likely to feature as spin-bowling all-rounders.

For the pace attack, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh will be the first choice, with Prasidh Krishna, who took 25 wickets in the last IPL, and Harshit Rana competing for the third seamer's role.