Asia Cup 2025: As per reports, the Board of Control of Cricket in India is set to announce India's squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 in a week. With time running out, the selectors would be under immense pressure over a few players. How will they fit in Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul? India has been blessed with a settled top four, and hence it is unlikely they would tinker with that combination.
One also understands that players like Gill, Jaiswal and Rahul cannot be ‘ignored’. India's top four features are Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar, and Tilak Varma. Then there is allrounder Hardik Pandya at No. 5. What happens now would be extremely interesting to see. As per reports, skipper Suryakumar Yadav has resumed batting in the nets at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. While the BCCI may be right to not tinker with a settled top-order, the counter is that Gill and the others have had a stunning IPL season. Leaving them out may also send the wrong message, something no one wants. KL Rahul, who is the first-choice in ODIs, is also likely to miss out to Samson.
Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Verma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana/Prasidh Krishna, Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma/Dhruv Jurel.
Asia Cup 2025 is scheduled to start on September 9. India plays their opener against UAE on September 10.
