Star India players to miss India's squad for Asia Cup 2025

The Indian selection committee, under the head of selectors Ajit Agarkar, will meet on August 19 to pick the squad for the upcoming 2025 season of the Asia Cup. A few reports earlier claimed that the Test captain of the Blue Brigade, Shubman Gill, was likely to get included in the squad along with the premier pacer, Mohammed Siraj, and the middle-order batter, Shreyas Iyer.

Gill is coming off a fabulous five-match red-ball series in England, where he smashed over 750 runs, which is only second to the legendary opening batter, Sunil Gavaskar, in terms of aggregate in the series. Even in the recent IPL 2025, the right-handed batter crossed the 600-run mark, but those came as an opener. However, the selectors wanted to stick with the current pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson.

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There is always room for a third opener, but more than Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal is a strong contender for the spot. However, it’s equally possible that both Jaiswal and Gill don’t get selected for the 20-over event as they look to prepare well for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka.

Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj likely to miss India’s squad for Asia Cup 2025

The other batters in the squad are likely to be Tilak Verma, captain Suryakumar Yadav, and Rinku Singh, with more batting slots to be discussed. Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar are also contenders, while Shreyas Iyer, who led the Punjab Kings (PBKS) to the IPL final, ended as the runners-up of the competition.

Jitesh Sharma, the wicket-keeper batter, is also expected to get a spot. Mohammed Siraj was the leading wicket-taker of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy with an incredible performance. However, he could still struggle to find a place as the premier pacer, Jasprit Bumrah, will be trusted to lead the attack.

Arshdeep Singh, the left-arm pacer, will also carry the new ball. There are discussions of Prasidh Krishna or Harshit Rana to be included. The veteran seamer, Mohammed Shami, who played the home T20I series against England earlier this year, is unlikely to get selected. Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy should be back in the squad as well.