Team India will begin their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against the UAE on September 10 in Dubai. The highly anticipated clash against Pakistan is scheduled for September 14, also in Dubai. India will conclude their group stage matches on September 19, facing Oman in Abu Dhabi
Madan Lal. Pic/Satej Shinde
Following the announcement of India’s squad for the Asia Cup 2025, former cricketer Madan Lal expressed surprise over the exclusion of young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal from the 15-member lineup.
The squad was unveiled on Tuesday, with Suryakumar Yadav named as captain and Shubman Gill appointed his deputy. Several notable players missed out on selection.
Lal lauded Gill’s recent form, stating he has the potential to become a regular across all three formats.
Team India will begin their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against the UAE on September 10 in Dubai. The highly anticipated clash against Pakistan is scheduled for September 14, also in Dubai. India will conclude their group stage matches on September 19, facing Oman in Abu Dhabi.
"Sometimes you feel surprised that a player like Yashasvi Jaiswal is not in the team. Gill is a good choice as he is performing well. In the coming time, it is possible that Gill will play in all three formats...The players who make the team win a match must not be left out. We have such a good team that we may win the Asia Cup," Lal told ANI.
The squad was announced during a press conference attended by T20I skipper Suryakumar and chief selector Ajit Agarkar, which was held after a selection meeting which also featured the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia.
Gill, who was the captain for the T20I tour to Zimbabwe just after the T20 WC, was leading a side which mainly featured newer players, and will now play his first T20I competition since July 2024 as a vice-captain.
In 21 T20Is, Gill has made 578 runs in 21 innings at an average of 30.42, with a strike rate of 139.27. He has scored a century and three fifties, with the best score of 126*.
Jaiswal has been named in the reserve players for the Asia Cup. Jaiswal was the backup opener ahead of Gill for the T20 World Cup last year. He was the backup as India wanted to open with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Having made 723 runs in 23 T20Is with a century and five fifties at a strike rate of over 164 throughout his career, Jaiswal's 559-run IPL 2025 season (in 14 matches with six fifties at SR of almost 160) brought back the leftie into T20I conversations.
(With ANI inputs)
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