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Asia Cup 2025: Suryakumar to lead India’s title defence, Gill named deputy; Bumrah in squad


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Mumbai, Aug 19, 2025: Suryakumar Yadav will lead India’s title defence in the Asia Cup with Shubman Gill named as his deputy in the 15-member squad picked by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel in Mumbai on Tuesday that also includes pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.

Gill’s is making a return to the shortest format of the game with his last T20 appearance coming against Sri Lanka at Pallekele in 2024. The 25-year-old has now replaced Axar Patel as the deputy while for Bumrah, this will be his first T20 tournament since last year’s World Cup.


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"Gill’s form in England was something we expected but he exceeded it all," said Agarkar during the press conference.

The Asia Cup will be played in T20 format in the UAE from September 9 to 28, with India scheduled to open their campaign against the hosts on September 10.



The marquee fixture against arch-rivals Pakistan is slated on September 14, both of the matches slated to be held in Dubai.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer failed to make the cut while left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been drafted in, while Jitesh Sharma will be the back-up wicketkeeper batter.

However, Jaiswal was among the five stand-by players chosen by the selectors. 

"It’s unfortunate Jaiswal has had to miss out but he will have to wait," said Agarkar.

India are placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, Oman, and UAE while Group B features Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.

Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.

Stand-byes: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal.



Courtesy: Deccan Herald