The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 15 -member Indian team for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025. Along with this, the names of five standby players have also been announced. This time, some shocking selections and non -elected decisions have been seen in the team.
Shubman Gill became vice -captain
Young batsman Shubman Gill has been appointed as the vice -captain of the team, which was not a regular part of the team for some time. His selection reflects the trust on the team management’s gill. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav has been given the responsibility of captaincy.
Jaiswal and Iyer ignored
This time, the topic of the most discussion about team selection was the two players staying out of the team. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer. Chairman of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar reacted to the absence of these two. Agarkar said that Yashasvi’s performance has been excellent, but Abhishek Sharma is in better form and also provides bowling options. In such a situation, one of the two had to be chosen. At the same time, he said about Iyer that he got out without any mistake. They just have to wait for their opportunity.
Iyer out despite great performance in IPL
Shreyas Iyer played an important role in reaching Punjab Kings to the finals in IPL 2025. He scored a total of 604 runs in 17 innings at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 175.07. His bat scored six half -centuries and his best score was 97 unbeaten.
Jaiswal’s strong form
Yashasvi Jaiswal performed a bang for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025. He scored 559 runs in 14 matches, with his average 43 and the strike rate was 159.71. His name is also six half -centuries. The figures of these two players seem enough to give them a place in the team, but due to the team combination, the selectors had to take tough decisions.
Indian squad is as follows- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
