India Asia Cup 2025 Squad: Top 15 Players Likely to feature in India’s T20I Team

The Asia Cup 2025 is just around four weeks away from its beginning. The new edition of the event will be held in the shortest format, keeping an eye on the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, which will take place in India and Sri Lanka. 

The competition is scheduled to begin on September 09, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to announce the squad of the Blue Brigade for the continental event in the next few days.

Let’s take a look at the probable 15-member Asia Cup 2025 squad for India

Yashasvi Jaiswal expected to be back in India’s top order

There should not be any doubt about the selectors picking Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson as the two opening batters. The latter has struggled recently during the last home T20I series against England. At this position, the defending champions are expected to bring Yashasvi Jaiswal into the squad.

The Mumbai batter, who has smashed 723 runs in 22 T20I innings at an average of 36.15 and a strike rate of 164.31 with five fifties and one century, will also bring experience into the squad. Tilak Verma has a decent time in the shortest format, while there is no doubt about the captain, Suryakumar Yadav’s skills with the bat.

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Rinku Singh could be another batter whom the national side may use in the middle order, along with Shivam Dube, who could also offer a couple of overs with the ball. Rinku nailed 546 runs in 24 T20I innings at an average of 42 and a strike rate of over 160 with three fifties at the best score of unbeaten 69 runs.

There are chances of Shreyas Iyer getting back into the T20I squad after missing out of the team for a few months. The right-handed batter had a fabulous period for the Punjab Kings during the IPL 2025 while leading the side and batting in the middle order. There are chances of him coming into the T20I side, but it is very unlikely for him to get a spot in the playing eleven.

Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel could be India’s top all-rounders

Hardik Pandya has always been the most vital member of the Indian side in the shortest format. He is the glue of the side to balance the strength. In 90 innings, the right-handed batter has smacked 1812 runs at a strike rate of 141.67, besides picking up 94 wickets at an economy rate of just over eight.

Axar Patel is another such member of the side. The southpaw has carried the ability to go after the bowlers towards the end overs, besides bowling tight overs. Jitesh Sharma could be the spare wicket-keeper in the side after reports claimed that Rishabh Pant would be ruled out of the tournament with a broken foot injury.

India could look to back experienced bowling unit

There are serious questions about Jasprit Bumrah’s participation in the series. The Ahmedabad-born didn’t take part during the fifth and final Test of the five-match series against England at the Kennington Oval in South London. The right-arm pacer has collected 89 wickets in 69 T20I innings at an economy rate of just over six.

Mohammed Siraj may replace him in the 15-member squad in case there are issues with fitness. Kuldeep Yadav should be back in the T20I squad. The left-arm wrist spinner, who didn’t play a single game in the five-match Test series in England, has collected 69 wickets in 39 innings at an average of 14.07 and an economy rate of under seven.

Varun Chakravarthy, on the other hand, has become a different bowler since his comeback into the national side. The Tamil Nadu spinner has picked 33 T20I wickets in 18 innings at an average of under 15 and an economy rate of just over seven, with the best bowling figure of 5/17 in an innings.

Arshdeep Singh will be the other pacer of the side. The left-arm pacer has bagged 99 T20I scalps in 63 innings at an average of 18.30 and an economy rate of just over eight.

The Blue Brigade will start their campaign of the Asia Cup against the United Arab Emirates on September 10 before meeting Pakistan four days later at the Dubai International Stadium. There are doubts about the game potentially getting cancelled after the recent relationship between the two countries. The last group-stage clash will be on September 19 against Oman in Abu Dhabi.

India’s probable squad for Asia Cup 2025

Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma. Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav.