The BCCI senior men’s team chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, announced India’s much-awaited 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025 on Tuesday, August 15. Agarkar unveiled the roster at the press conference, which was also attended by India T20I captain Suryakumar at the board’s headquarters in Mumbai. The selectors picked 15 players rather than 17 as per the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) selection criteria, keeping in mind the next year’s T20 World Cup, which India and Sri Lanka will co-host.
The squad saw the return of Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah in T20Is, with the former being appointed as captain, while Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Harshit Rana, and Varun Chakravarthy retained their place in India’s T20I squad. However, Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal were left out of the squad despite brilliant performances in the IPL 2025.