Gill, Iyer To Return; Bumrah To Miss? India's Probable Squad For Asia Cup 2025

Abhinav Tyagi

Team India - (Source: @Johns/X.com)Team India - (Source: @Johns/X.com)

The focus has now shifted from red-ball cricket to white-ball cricket, as the Men in Blue are set to feature in the upcoming 17th edition of the Asia Cup, set to commence from September 9. 

India head coach Gautam Gambhir and selector Ajit Agarkar face a tough challenge to pick the squad for the continental Cup. Meanwhile, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side are likely to be without key players like Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant, who are battling injuries. Meanwhile, this article will shed light on India's probable squad for Asia Cup 2025. 

Gill, Jaiswal, And Sudharsan To Make The Cut

In a significant development, there are reports that Shubman Gill, Yashasi Jaiswal, and Sai Sudharsan are set to be a part of India's squad for the Asia Cup 2025. 

Notably, the selectors are backing the trio based on their IPL heroics. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill formed a formidable duo at Gujarat Titans. Sai was the leading run-getter as he amassed 759 runs in 15 innings, averaging 54.21. 

Further, Gill also played a big role during IPL 2025 as the 25-year-old scored 650 runs in 15 innings, averaging 50.00.

 Also, Jaiswal's attacking game is what Gambhir would want at the top, where the RR opener is most likely to pair up with Abhishek Sharma, the no. 1-ranked T20I batter in the world. Meanwhile, Sai can return to the No.3 spot and provide the consistency that he showed in the IPL. 

Shreyas Iyer To Mark His Return

One of the most noticeable changes would be the inclusion of Shreyas Iyer in the team. Notably, the right-arm batter played his last T20I in December 2023 and is most likely to be part of the team after one and a half years.

Iyer had a great run with Punjab Kings, where he led the team to the final and also let his bat do the talking. The right-handed batter scored 604 runs in 17 innings. He will form a strong middle-order attack alongside Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. 

Sanju Samson To Don Keeping Duties

Rishabh Pant's injury has opened doors for Sanju Samson to be a sure-shot part of India's squad for the Asia Cup 2025. Samson had an average IPL, but he will be a key player with the gloves and only faces competition from Dhruv Jurel. 

Rinku, Axar To Power Lower-Middle Order

Axar Patel will be a great lower-middle-order batter for India, and eyes will also be on Rinku Singh, who made his mark in the India team as the next finisher. 

Rinku played 11 games and amassed 206 runs, averaging 29.43. Most importantly, Singh batted with a strike rate of 153.73. 

Krishna To Earn Call-Up, Bumrah To Be Rested 

In the bowling unit, Jasprit Bumrah is most likely to miss his second consecutive Asia Cup as the right-arm seamer suffered a fresh injury, and the team needs to protect his body for future events.

Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna is likely to take his place as the right-arm seamer who picked up 25 wickets in 15 innings. He is most likely to be accompanied by Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana.

India's Probable Squad For Asia Cup

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav  Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj  Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Rinku Singh, Abhishek Sharma 

Reserves: Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana