Asia Cup 2025: 5 shocking omissions from India’s squad — Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal miss out | Cricket News

Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal (X)

The squad for the Asia Cup was introduced by captain Suryakumar Yadav and Chairman of the Senior Men’s Selection Committee, Ajit Agarkar. The announcement got here with a couple of surprises, as some massive names have been left out of the squad:1. Shreyas Iyer, who final performed a T20I for India towards Australia in 2023, was not within the quick scheme of issues. However, after the way in which he carried out on this 12 months’s IPL, many anticipated him to make a comeback. He scored 604 runs at a mean of fifty.33 and a strike charge of 175, main his crew to the ultimate.2. Yashasvi Jaiswal was one other notable omission. He was seen as a robust contender for the opening slot and was a part of India’s final T20 World Cup-winning squad as a reserve opener. Jaiswal had a formidable IPL season, ending as Rajasthan Royals’ highest run scorer with 559 runs at a mean of 43.00 and a strike charge of 159.71.3. Washington Sundar, the all-rounder who was thought-about an important possibility together with his off-spin, additionally missed out. He had not too long ago impressed within the Test sequence towards England, which made his exclusion stunning.4. Prasidh Krishna, who featured within the Test sequence towards England and was the Purple Cap holder on this 12 months’s IPL with 25 wickets from 15 matches, has additionally been left out of the squad.5. Mohammed Siraj, the hero of India’s sequence win towards England, is one other massive title lacking. He performed a key function in India’s victory within the closing Test of that sequence and picked up 16 wickets on this 12 months’s IPL.

The Asia Cup squad is as follows:

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), (*5*)Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh. The selectors have additionally named standby gamers for the event. Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal will probably be on standby for India’s Asia Cup squad. The Asia Cup will probably be performed in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9 to twenty-eight within the T20I format. The event will function eight groups: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, UAE, Oman and Hong Kong.

India has been positioned in Group A together with Pakistan, UAE and Oman. Group B consists of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. Although India is the formal host, a impartial venue will probably be offered for India and Pakistan matches for the subsequent three years, as per an settlement between the BCCI and PCB. Dubai will host 11 matches, whereas Abu Dhabi will stage eight. The event will open with Afghanistan going through Hong Kong on September 9 in Abu Dhabi. India’s marketing campaign begins towards the UAE on September 10 in Dubai. The much-anticipated conflict towards Pakistan will probably be performed on September 14, additionally in Dubai. India’s final group recreation will probably be towards Oman on September 19 in Abu Dhabi. After the group stage, the highest two groups from every group will qualify for the Super 4, which is able to run from September 20 to 26. If India finishes first in Group A, all their Super 4 matches will probably be performed in Dubai. If they end second, one match will probably be in Abu Dhabi and the remaining two in Dubai. The closing will happen in Dubai on September 28.