The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the much-awaited squad for the Asia Cup 2025. The scheduled press conference started late because of adverse weather conditions in Mumbai. As it was predicted before, Surykumar Yadav will lead the side. There were some doubts over his availability because of fitness issues, but he is now all set to play the prestigious tournament.

India, the defending champion of the 2025 Asia Cup, named a balanced squad with a few surprising entries. The middle order remained as a puzzle for the Indian cricket fans, as there were too many contenders to represent the Men in Blue for the tournament. Like some previous high-voltage competitions, Jasprit Bumrah's future for the Asia Cup was under doubt, but BCCI cleared all the air around the topic. The Asia Cup 2025 is all set to start on September 9 through a hybrid model, where India will face their archrivals Pakistan in Dubai. For this year's campaign, a total of 8 teams will fight for the title. India and Pakistan are in Group A along with UAE and Oman, while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are sharing Group B with Afghanistan and Hong Kong. 

India's full squad for Asia Cup 2025:

Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.

🚨 #TeamIndia's squad for the #AsiaCup 2025 🔽

Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana,…

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 19, 2025

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India's possible strongest playing XI for Asia Cup 2025:

Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy. 

Asia Cup 2025 teams and groups:

Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman

Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, China

India's Asia Cup 2025 schedule:

September 10: v UAE, Dubai

September 14: v Pakistan, Dubai

September 19: Oman, Abu Dhabi