Asia Cup 2025: Key talking points ahead of India’s squad selection | Cricket News

Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (AFP Photo)

India’s selectors meet on Tuesday to finalise the squad for the Asia Cup within the UAE. TOI seems into the problems they’re prone to focus on… Focus on T20 specialists: Indian selectors goal to keep up continuity and again younger T20I specialists. Surya safe as chief? Suryakumar Yadav, after clearing a BCCI health check, is ready to proceed as T20 captain, probably by means of to the 2026 T20 World Cup.The Gill dilemma: Despite Shubman Gill’s stellar IPL-2025 (650 runs, avg 50, strike-rate 155.87 as Gujarat Titans skipper), selectors are prone to exclude him from the Asia Cup squad. The focus is prone to be on boundary-hitting prowess. Samson, Abhishek to open? Sanju Samson (three T20I lots of final 12 months) and Abhishek Sharma (explosive 135 vs England earlier this 12 months) are seen as firstchoice openers. Tilak Varma at No. 3: Despite a mean IPL, Varma’s two T20I lots of in South Africa assure his spot, highlighting the precedence of worldwide type over IPL stats. Jaiswal as third opener? Yashasvi Jaiswal is touted to be the popular third opener over Gill, primarily on account of his hitting talents within the Powerplay. What occurs to Shreyas Iyer? Shreyas Iyer, regardless of a robust IPL (captaining Punjab Kings to the ultimate) and top-scoring within the 2025 Champions Trophy (243 runs), faces stiff competitors from left-handed big-hitters like Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh.Bumrah good to go: The ace pacer has confirmed his availability. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj has been rested. Expect Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna (IPL Purple Cap with 25 wickets) and Harshit Rana to fill the quota of quick bowlers within the squad. Spin arsenal: Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel are locked in for the pitches in UAE, mixing assault and allround talents. Jitesh within the fray: Jitesh Sharma, IPL champion with RCB, is prone to get the nod as backup ’keeper on account of his ending expertise. RECENT INDIA T20 SQUADS vs England: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Axar Patel (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy. In 2024 T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.