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Team India announced for Asia Cup 2025, Shubman Gill was made the vice -captain, know who got the place, who was out?
Samira Vishwas | August 20, 2025 4:24 AM CST

Team India:The Indian team has been announced for the Asia Cup 2025. The selection committee has given the green signal to the 15 -member team, whose command will be in the hands of Suryakumar Yadav this time. The team has seen the balance of youth and experienced players, but the absence of some veteran names has also caught attention.

Shubman Gill became vice-captain

Shubman Gill, whose name was the most discussed before selection, has not only been included in the squad but has also been given the responsibility of the vice-captain. This is a sign of trust in their growing stature and leadership ability. Gill’s recent performance also justifies this decision.

Trust on opening pair

The opening pair of Team India will once again be seen as Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. Abhishek Sharma is currently the world’s number one batsman in the T20 rankings, while Tilak Verma, who is second in the world, is also included in the top order. Along with these two, Sanju Samson will also play an important role at the beginning of batting order.

Young enthusiasm in middle order

Power hitters like Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Rinku Singh and Shivam Dubey have got a chance to strengthen the middle order. Apart from Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma has also been given a place in the team as an alternative to wicketkeeping.

Bowling unit: fast and spin balance

Talking about the bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh will lead fast bowling. Spin attack includes Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty, who are considered capable of taking wickets in the middle overs.

Which players did not get a chance?

Some famous players have been excluded from the team this time. Players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj and famous Krishna could not make it to the main team, but some have been kept in Standbai. Standbai Players: Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurail, Yashasvi Jaiswal, famous Krishna, Washington Sundar

Eyes towards 9th trophy

This time the 17th edition of the Asia Cup will be played in UAE from 9 September. India won the last Asia Cup in 2023 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma and now he will once again take the field to save the title. India has won the Asia Cup 8 times so far and this time its goal will be to name the trophy for the 9th time.


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