4 Players in India's 2025 Asia Cup Squad Who Also Played in 2022 Ft. Suryakumar Yadav
Shubman Gill replaces Axar Patel as vice-captain and Jasprit Bumrah returns after a year, with selectors favoring form and fitness for Asia Cup 2025, officials said.
- On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the BCCI announced the 15-member Asia Cup squad in Mumbai, naming Suryakumar Yadav captain and Shubman Gill vice-captain.
- Gill’s return to the T20I squad also saw him replace Axar Patel, and Agarkar said his form in England was something we expected but he exceeded it all.
- Left-Arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav earned recall at the expense of Ravi Bishnoi, returning to the T20I side after last year's T20 World Cup, Agarkar said.
- On September 10, India will play the UAE before a high-stakes clash with Pakistan on September 14 in Abu Dhabi, with their final group match against Oman on September 18.
- As preparations build for the 2026 T20 World Cup, India will use the Asia Cup to refine combinations, with 15 post-Asia Cup T20I games planned, though Agarkar said this squad won’t be final.
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India squad for Asia Cup 2025 announced, Gill named vice-captain
Mumbai: Test skipper Shubman Gill was on Tuesday appointed vice-captain of India’s 15-member T20 squad for next month’s Asia Cup, which will also feature pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. Gill’s last T20 match was against Sri Lanka at Pallekele in 2024 and he has now replaced Axar Patel as the deputy of skipper Suryakumar Yadav. The Asia Cup gets underway on September 9 in the UAE. “Gill’s form in England was something we expected but he exceeded i…
'We’re happy to have him': Suryakumar, Agarkar explain Gill’s return to India’s T20I side; Iyer, Jaiswal's omission
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar explain all the major decisions regarding the squad for Asia Cup 2025 which was announced on Tuesday.
·Mumbai, India
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