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Mumbai, August 19: The BCCI selection committee, headed by chief selector Ajit Agarkar and joined by T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, announced India’s squad for the Asia Cup 2025 after a meeting between BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and the selectors.
Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain, while pace ace Jasprit Bumrah returns to strengthen the squad.
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Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal missed out, though Jaiswal features among the five standby players. Despite a below-par IPL, Rinku Singh secured a place in the 15-member team.
The main squad includes: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), 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, and Rinku Singh.
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Additionally, the board named five reserves: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, and Dhruv Jurel.
