Asia Cup 2025: 5 shocking omissions from the India team – Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal Miss Out | Cricket news
The Asian Cup team was announced by Captain Suryakumar Yadav and the president of the senior male selection committee, Ajit Agarkar. The announcement came with a few surprises, because some big names were excluded from the team:1. Shreyas Iyer, who played a T20i for the last time against India against Australia in 2023, was not in the immediate scheme of things. However, after the way he played in this year’s IPL, many expected him to make a return. He scored 604 points at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 175, leading his team to the final.2. Yashasvi Jaiswal was another notable omission. He was considered a strong competitor for the opening niche and was part of the last team of the T20 World Cup in India as a reserve operator. Jaiswal had an impressive IPL season, finishing the top scorer of the Rajasthan Royals with 559 points at an average of 43.00 and a typing rate of 159.71.3. Washington Sundar, the versatile which was considered a vital option with its SPPI, also missed. He had recently impressed in the series of tests against England, which made his exclusion surprising.4. Prasidh Krishna, who appeared in the test of tests against England and was the holder of the Violet of this year’s Violet Haple with 25 counters of 15 games, was also excluded from the team.5. Mohammed Siraj, the hero of the victory of the Indian series against England, is another big missing name. He played a key role in India’s victory in the final test of this series and picked up 16 counters in this year’s IPL.
The Asia Cup team is as follows:
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardy Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jiteh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arsheep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuleep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Rinku. The selectors also appointed rescue players for the tournament. Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal will be waiting for the Asian Asian Cup team. The Asian Cup will be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9 to 28 in T20i format. The tournament will feature eight teams: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Hong Kong.
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India was placed in group A with Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Group B includes Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. Although India is the official host, a neutral place will be provided for the matches of India and Pakistan for the next three years, according to an agreement between the BCCI and the PCB. Dubai will host 11 games, while Abhabi will stage eight. The tournament will open with Afghanistan against Hong Kong on September 9 in Abu Dhabi. India’s campaign begins against the United Arab Emirates on September 10 in Dubai. The highly anticipated confrontation against Pakistan will be played on September 14, also in Dubai. India’s last group match will be against Oman on September 19 in Abu Dhabi. After the group phase, the two best teams in each group will qualify for the Super 4, which will take place from September 20 to 26. If India ends first in group A, all their super 4 games will be played in Dubai. If they finish second, a match will be in Abu Dhabi and the other two in Dubai. The final will take place in Dubai on September 28.
