Asia Cup 2025: Asia Cup is being played in T20 format this time, for which Team India has been announced. Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Gill and Bumrah are included in the team. At the same time, some big names were ignored. Let us know the reason behind this.
Team India Squad Asia Cup 2025: The Asia Cup T20I 2025 is going to begin in UAE from 9 September and its final match will be played on 28 September. The BCCI has also announced the 15 -member Indian team for this tournament. Suryakumar Yadav will be seen captaining the first Asia Cup, while Shubman Gill has been made vice -captain. While many young faces have got a chance in this team, there are no big names. In such a situation, every fans are desperate to find out the reason behind this.
Why are these 4 Indian players not in Asia Cup 2025?
Actually, we are not talking about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but of those 4 big names who are not part of Team India’s squad in the Asia Cup 2025. The biggest thing is that the form of these four is also good, despite which keeping out of the team raises questions on the selectors. Let us tell you about the 4 names that have been excluded from the team in this big tournament.
Why is the team not part of the team in the Asia Cup?
Yes, the might of the bat of left -handed opener Yashasvi has seen world cricket. Yashasvi has so far scored 723 runs for Team India at an average of 36.15 in 22 innings of 23 T20I matches. He has scored 1 century and 5 half -centuries. His highest individual score is 100. Despite this, he did not have a place in the team and the biggest reason behind it is Abhishek Sharma in the team. Abhishek has done wonders in T20I so far and scored 535 runs in 17 matches with the help of 2 centuries. Their strike rate is 190+. In such a situation, replacing this player could have become a big headache for the selectors. This is the reason why Yashasvi was ignored.
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Why is Shreyas Iyer not part of the team in the Asia Cup?
Shreyas Iyer, who scored 1104 runs in 51 T20I matches, also did not get a place in Team India in the Asia Cup 2025. Iyer has played many big and wonderful innings in the last few months. Apart from this, under its captaincy in the IPL, Punjab Kings were taken to the finals. Despite this, Iyer did not get a place and the reason behind this is the arrival of Shubman Gill in the team. The management gave Gill priority and kept Iyer out. However, on which position Gill will play will also be a question, as openers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson are going to be. At the same time, if Shreyas were in the team, he could play at number 4.
Why is KL Rahul not part of the team in the Asia Cup?
In the Asia Cup 2025, another Indian team has a big name KL Rahul’s missing. Rahul has 2265 runs in 72 T20I matches, with 2 centuries and 22 half -centuries. Apart from this, his recent form has been excellent. Despite this, Rahul is out of the team and the reason behind this was the Tilak Verma and Sanju Samson in the team. Sanju has played several big match winning innings for India in the last several T20Is. He scored 2 consecutive centuries in South Africa. In such a situation, bringing Rahul in his place was a big headache for the selectors.
Why is Mohammed Shami not part of the team in the Asia Cup?
Mohammed Shami’s fast bowling is famous in the whole world cricket. Shami, who took 27 wickets in 25 T20I matches, is not part of the squad in the Asia Cup 2025 and the major reason behind it is to give Harshit Rana a chance. Shami has the experience of playing ODI World Cup, T20I World Cup and Asia Cup. Despite this, the management thought it right to give a chance to Harshit Rana. However, Rana has played only 1 T20I with 3 wickets. In such a situation, the absence of Shami can cause trouble for India.
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