The Asia Cup team will be announced on August 19. Talks have already started about which players will be selected for the Indian team. According to reports, Shreyas Iyer may return to Team India. Iyer has performed very well in domestic cricket recently, so it is expected that the selectors will give him a chance in the T20 team. Iyer last played a T20I match in December 2023. The selectors and team management are looking for an experienced middle-order batsman for the challenging conditions in the UAE. If Iyer is selected, there could be competition with left-handed batsmen Shivam Dubey or Rinku Singh, who played in India’s last T20I against England earlier this year.
Asia Cup 2025: Iyer and Parag in Focus
Shreyas Iyer had a very good IPL 2025 season. He scored 604 runs with an average of 50.33 and made six half-centuries. He also hit 39 sixes, the most by a captain in one season. His strike rate of 175.07 was the third best among batsmen who scored over 600 runs.
There is also a question about Riyan Parag and Rinku Singh. It is not clear if they will get a place in Team India. Recently, Rajasthan Royals shared a video of Riyan Parag training. In the video, he is batting and bowling in the nets.
The 22-year-old Parag played very well in IPL 2025. He also hit six sixes in a row in a match against Kolkata Knight Riders. He has shown his skills at the international level too. Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh has included him in his probable Asia Cup 2025 team. It will be interesting to see if the selectors choose Iyer or Parag.
The Asia Cup 2025 team will be picked in Mumbai on August 19. T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav will go to the meeting at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru after he recovered from hernia surgery. He has passed the fitness test.