Confusion at toss! Suryakumar Yadav mishap takes center stage ahead of India’s Asia Cup opener | Cricket News – The Times of India

Suryakumar Yadav (BCCI Photo)

The Asia Cup 2025 bought off to a quite uncommon begin in Dubai on Wednesday as a combination-up at the toss involving India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav briefly stole the highlight.Having received the toss, Suryakumar introduced that India would bowl first. However, as a substitute of instantly informing UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem, he turned to toss presenter Sanjay Manjrekar and started explaining his reasoning. The lapse left Waseem uncertain of India’s determination, prompting him to stroll over mid-dialog and immediately ask SKY what he had chosen.The lighthearted confusion drew smiles but in addition highlighted the nerves of an enormous match opener.India finally confirmed they’d area first on a floor described as contemporary and barely unpredictable. With a 62-meter brief boundary on one facet and 75 meters on the opposite, the pitch provided each alternatives for aggressive batting and challenges for bowlers, particularly with some naked patches alongside the inexperienced overlaying.The taking part in XIs revealed some intrigue as effectively. For India, Sanju Samson took the wicketkeeping gloves regardless of earlier expectations of Jitesh Sharma, with Shubman Gill put in as vice-captain. The last lineup featured Abhishek Sharma, Gill, Suryakumar, Tilak Varma, Samson, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Varun Chakravarthy.UAE, in the meantime, named a balanced facet beneath Waseem’s management. Their XI included Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddique, and Simranjeet Singh.Speaking after the toss, Waseem admitted he too would have most well-liked to bowl first: “Pitch is fresh and maybe the ball will do something early. We had a good series, took many positive points, and we’re confident.” Suryakumar, settling after the transient mishap, emphasised India’s preparation: “Looks a nice fresh wicket. Humid also today, might be dew later. We came here early, had 3-4 good practice sessions and also a day off.” Despite the comedian begin, each groups walked in prepared for enterprise, with India decided to start their Asia Cup marketing campaign on a powerful notice.