Shreyas Iyer (L) and Yashsvi Jaiswal (R) were not selected in the 15-member group for the Asia Cup. Shreyas Iyer and Yashsvi Jaiswal were excluded from the Indian team for Asia Cup 2025 after a meeting of the selection committee led by the main voter Ajit Agarkar and captain Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday in Mumbai. The tournament will take place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from 9 to 28 September, with eight teams competing in the T20i format.The selection committee announced a 15 -member group with Suryakumar Yadav as Captain and SHUBMAN GILL as Vice Captain. The team includes young people Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma and Rink Singh, along with established players like Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah.
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“Shreyas Iyere. Agarkar said at a press conference.“It’s just that you can choose 15 and at the moment will have to wait for your chance,” Agarkar added.He also did not find a place in a 15 -member group, Yashasvi Jaiswal with Abhishek Shama and Sanju Samson is the main choice. Yet Jaiswal was named among five emergency.“It’s unhappy. What Abhishek has done in the last year, plus giving us a bowling option. One of these boys has always been missing,” Agarkar told the media. The selection of the middle order presented a special challenge and the positions attacked between several players. Tilak Varma, who secured his place on number 3, showed his skills in South Africa with two centuries and 280 runs in a 198.48 strike.Iyer’s exclusion comes despite his impressive performance in IPL 2025 for Kings Pandjab, where he reached the highest strike of 175.07 from Chris Gayle (2011) and Suryakumar (2023) among players with more than 600 runs in the season.The tournament will be hosted in the United Arab Emirates, when Dubai organizes 11 matches and Abu Dhabi is eight. This arrangement is governed by an agreement between BCCi and PCB on the use of neutral sites if the competitions are held in India or Pakistan.The structure of the tournament divides eight teams involved into two groups. Group A includes India, Pakistan, Sae and Oman, while Group B includes Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.India’s campaign begins against the Sae 10 September, followed by an important match against Pakistan 14 September in Dubai. Their final match of the group is planned against Oman 19. September in Abu Dhabi.The tournament format includes a super 4 phase from 20 to 26 September, where the two best teams from each group advance. If India Tops Group A, all their super 4 matches will be played in Dubai. If they finish second, they will play one match in Abu Dhabi and two in Dubai.India Squad for Asia Cup 2025: Surya Kumar Yadav (Captain), SHUBMAN GILL (Vice Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitha Shaarma, Jitha Sharama Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana and Rink Singh.India reserves for Asia Cup 2025: Prazidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
