Asia Cup225: Suryakumar Yadav to direct; BCCI selectors say no to Shreyas Iyer and Yashsvi Jaiswal
The BCCI selection committee should announce the Asian Cup team on August 19.
The image becomes clearer before the Asian 2025 Cup. The Indian team will be chosen on August 19 in Mumbai, and if the first signs are something, the selectors never moved away from trusting the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav. At the same time, some big names can be on the sidelines.
The fact that Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are not certain choices, simply shows how rich the resources of India are in the shortest format.
India Squad for Asia Cup
Suryakumar, the T20i skipper of India, is currently at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru, which dates back to Sports Hernia Plegery. He has already returned to the Nets, and his presence at the selection meeting in Mumbai will confirm that he leads India in the Asian Cup. A BCCI source told Times of India, “Yes, the Asian Cup team will be chosen on August 19 in Mumbai. The meeting of the selection committee will be followed by a press conference by the chief selector Ajit Agarkar. »»
Surya’s T20i file remains stellar. Even as a captain, Suryakumar won 13 of the 15 T20 internationals. But its shape has dropped from the triumph of the T20 World Cup. Even thus, management considers him as the right man to direct the side to the water.
Iyer, Gill, Jaiswal – All that is missing?
Although the Place de Suryakumar is secure, the same cannot be said for Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal. The chances of vice-captain of Gill would have taken a hit, with the first order already filled with Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma and Surya himself. Since the T20 World Cup of last year, Gill scored 893 points in 22 games with an average of 47 and a typing rate of 147, but he played a T20i for the last time in July and is now in a hurry.
The case of Jaiswal is slightly different. The young opener had a stellar test in Australia and England, marking more than 800 points combined, and also impressed in IPL 2025. But the selectors asked him to focus on the cricket of the red ball, with his commitments from Duleep trophy for West Zone in early September competing with the Asian Cup calendar. Traveling between India and the United Arab Emirates, then the preparation of the home test series against the West Indies could be too demanding.
However, the greatest surprise could be the omission of Shreyas Iyer. The middle order striking scored 650 points in IPL 2025 and seemed ready for a T20i return. His leadership was also greeted, bringing the kings of Punjab to their first IPL final after a decade. But like Jaiswal, Iyer should play in the Duleep trophy, and the selectors are wary of making players change formats with a quick reversal before the Antilles tests.
“”In fact, with India that seeks to persist with the first pair of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, Gill is currently struggling to go next. Even Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had a large series in England, and Shreyas Iyer of the intermediate order probably should not be chosen for the T20 side. The selectors told Jaiswal to focus on red ball cricket, “ A revealed source.
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