The Indian team for the Asia Cup has been announced. A total of 15 players have been selected. After the announcement, former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin reacted to the exclusion of one player from the squad. Azhar said it is a big surprise that the player has not been included.
Azhar expressed his surprise that Shreyas Iyer was not selected for the tournament. He shared a post on social media and wrote, “Shreyas Iyer has been left out of the team, a big surprise.” This post of Mohammad Azharuddin is now going viral on social media.
Indian Team for Asia Cup 2025
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, and Rinku Singh.
Shubman Gill Becomes Vice-Captain
The selectors have named Test team captain Shubman Gill as vice-captain for the Asia Cup. Gill has not played a T20 match since July 2024, which makes his selection surprising for many.
Shreyas Iyer performed brilliantly in IPL 2025, scoring 604 runs in 17 matches at an average of 50.33, with six half-centuries. Under his captaincy, Punjab Kings reached the IPL 2025 final.
However, Shubman Gill also had a great IPL season. He scored 650 runs in 15 matches with six half-centuries, at a strike rate of 155.88. Gill has played 21 T20 matches for India, scoring 578 runs at an average of 30.42. He is also one of the few Indian players to score centuries in all three formats.
Under his leadership, India tied the five-match Test series 2-2 on the England tour. Now, he has been selected as the vice-captain of the Indian team for the Asia Cup.