Star India player undergoes fitness assessment in NCA ahead of Asia Cup 2025

The middle-order batter of the Indian side, Shreyas Iyer, underwent a fitness assessment and completed the Test between July 27 and 28. The leader of the Punjab Kings from the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), who led the franchise to the final and ended as the runners-up of the tournament a year after becoming champions with the Kolkata Knight Riders, has yet to play T20Is since December 2023. 

It would be interesting to see if the selectors show any interest in the right-handed batter, who has overall smashed 1104 runs in 47 innings at an average of 30.66 and a strike rate of 136.12, thanks to eight half-centuries at the best score of 50. However, he looked in good shape during the last IPL. 

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In the previous edition of the IPL, the Mumbai-born collected 604 runs in 17 innings at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 175.07, scoring six fifties at the best score of unbeaten 97 runs. He also crossed the 350-run mark during the 2024 and 2022 seasons. However, there is still no guarantee of his position in the eleven.

Shreyas Iyer complete fitness assessment in NCA ahead of Asia Cup 2025

Apart from Iyer, it has been reported that the T20I captain of the Blue Brigade, Suryakumar Yadav, is anticipated to spend another few days at the National Cricket Academy to get full fitness under the eyes of the physio and the medical team. A couple of days ago, he shared the video on Instagram to disclose his return to batting practice.

Sky looks to work on his workload towards full fitness. He has an impressive record for the national side as the T20I captain after Rohit Sharma retired from the format at the end of the T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the United States of America. Under him, they have won 17 of the 22 T20I fixtures.

Apart from them, the premier all-rounder, Hardik Pandya, has also gone through fitness Tests. India will take part in the Asia Cup 2025, which will be held from September 09 to 28 in the UAE, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi hosting the matches.