Shubman Gill made his return while there was no place for Shreyas Iyer as India announced their squad for the 2025 Asia Cup. Shubman made his return as the vice-captain and the opening batsman will assist Suryakumar Yadav in the continental tournament.
There were doubts over Shubman’s selection in the team, but the selectors had clear plans.
A legend in the making, Shubman could become India’s all-format captain in the coming years. As the fans now wait for the start of the tournament, here we have a look at 3 shocking facts from India’s Asia Cup team –
No place for IPL’s Orange Cap winner
The competition to find a place in India’s T20I squad is such that even the Orange Cap winner of IPL 2025 failed to get a place in the squad for the Asia Cup. Sai Sudharsan, who piled up 759 runs in 15 matches, won the Orange Cap in IPL 2025.
The Gujarat Titans (GT) opener batted at a solid average of 54.21. Batting with a strike rate of 156.17, Sudharsan smashed 21 sixes and 88 fours in the season. He also breached the three-figure mark once. But there was no place for him in the squad. He has only played one T20I so far.
No place for Purple Cap winner
Prasidh Krishna, who won the Purple Cap in IPL 2025, also missed out on finding a spot in Team India. The GT pacer scalped 25 wickets in 15 matches in IPL 2025. Despite his heroics, Prasidh failed to make it to the T20I team.
Though he has come into contention and is part of the list of standby players for the tournament. The right-arm pacer has only played 5 T20Is so far, with his previous appearance coming against Australia in 2023. He was part of the Test team during the England tour.
No Ravi Bishnoi
Ravi Bishnoi, the 7th-ranked T20I bowler, also missed out on making it to the T20I squad. The leg-spinner was part of the T20I series against England, but has now been dropped. He hasn’t even been named on the list of standby players.
Bishnoi has excelled in the shortest format and scalped 61 wickets in 42 matches. Despite his heroics, he hasn’t been included in the Asia Cup squad.