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Asia Cup T20 2025: BCCI Announces India Squad, Key Players Dropped

By Gireesh Vasishta
Asia Cup T20 2025: BCCI Announces India Squad, Key Players Dropped

Notable Selections: Jasprit Bumrah returns to T20Is, though his workload management remains a topic of discussion. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer have been excluded from the main squad, reflecting intense competition in team selection. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson retain their spots as openers, having collectively scored 908 runs at a strike rate of 157 since the 2024 T20 World Cup.

India Squad for Asia Cup 2025: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025, to be held in the UAE from September 9 to 28, 2025, in T20 format.Vogaan Men's T-Shirt and Shorts Set | Top & Shorts Night Suits Set | Night Wear for Men


Captain: Suryakumar Yadav

Vice-Captain: Shubman Gill

Players:Abhishek Sharma

Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper)

Tilak Varma

Hardik Pandya

Shivam Dube

Axar Patel

Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper)

Jasprit Bumrah

Arshdeep Singh

Varun Chakravarthy

Kuldeep Yadav

Harshit Rana

Rinku Singh

Reserve Players:Prasidh Krishna

Washington Sundar

Riyan Parag

Dhruv Jurel

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Notable Selections: Jasprit Bumrah returns to T20Is, though his workload management remains a topic of discussion. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer have been excluded from the main squad, reflecting intense competition in team selection. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson retain their spots as openers, having collectively scored 908 runs at a strike rate of 157 since the 2024 T20 World Cup.ALSO READ:"In Uttar Pradesh, Ritika was forced by her own brother to convert to Islam and marry an elderly man – Here are the details."

The current Asia Cup title holders (as of 2025) are:🏆 India

Edition: Asia Cup 2023

Format: One Day International (ODI)

Final Match: India vs Sri Lanka

Result: India won by 10 wickets

Date: September 17, 2023

Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Highlight: India bowled out Sri Lanka for just 50 runs — the lowest total in an Asia Cup final — and chased it down in under 7 overs.

So, India is the reigning champion heading into the T20 format Asia Cup 2025.

A total of 8 teams will play in the Asia Cup 2025 (T20 format).