India Playing XI for Asia Cup 2025 announced- Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh AXED

India Playing XI for Asia Cup 2025 announced- Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh AXED

BCCI, on Tuesday, announced . The 15-member squad announced by captain Suryakumar Yadav and chairman of selectors, Ajit Agarkar, had a couple of surprises. The most notable being Shubman Gill’s elevation as India’s vice-captain in the Asia Cup 2025. had to sacrifice his spot in the Asia Cup squad as Shubman Gill was picked at the last minute. Another notable elimination was that of . The Punjab Kings’ captain in the IPL, led his team to the final in IPL 2025. Shreyas Iyer had also led KKR to an IPL title in the IPL 2024 edition.
Some surprise inclusions in the squad were those of Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana, given their inexperience on the international stage. However, with the official squad announcement, all rumours have been put to rest ahead of the Asia Cup 2025. And with the squad announcement, India’s Playing XI for Asia Cup 2025 also seems to shape up. Let’s take a look at India Playing XI for Asia Cup 2025 in this article. But before that, the following is the complete squad announced by BCCI for the Asian tournament. – Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), 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 India Playing XI for Asia Cup 2025 Openers- Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma , the selectors have made it clear that they would want Gill to feature in the India Playing XI for Asia Cup 2025. Accordingly, the only person who gets crucified in such a situation would be Sanju Samson. Despite being India’s opener after the T20 World Cup 2024 in multiple series, Samson will have to warm the bench. Abhishek Sharma’s form in international cricket and the IPL has been scintillating. And chief selector Agarkar has made it clear that his form has been hard to ignore, thereby hinting that Abhishek Sharma would be a first-choice in the India Playing XI for Asia Cup 2025. Middle Order- Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jitesh Sharma (WK) Tilak Varma was in red-hot form in T20Is before the IPL. After being promoted to bat at number 3 in South Africa, the Mumbai Indians’ star smashed 2 centuries on the trot to prove his mettle. Suryakumar Yadav took a demotion in the batting order despite Virat Kohli’s retirement from T20Is and will continue to bat at number 4. It is worth noting that Suryakumar Yadav bats at number 3 in the IPL, and his selection in the India squad was also based on his performance at the number 3 spot.

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