India cricket team will leave for Dubai four or five days before the start of Asia Cup 2025. The 8-nation tournament, scheduled to be hosted in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, will commence from September 9 onwards, with India playing their tournament opener against UAE on September 10. The BCCI announced the 15-member squad, led by captain Suryakumar Yadav, for the marquee event on Tuesday with Shubman Gill named as the vice-captain.
India to leave on Sep 4 or 5 for Asia Cup
As per News24, Team India will leave for Dubai on September 4 or 5. The report states that no training camp will be held for the Men in Blue before the tournament. It is pertinent to point out that India last played a T20I series earlier in January against England. Members of the Indian team last played in the shortest format of the game in IPL 2025 between March-June. The report claims that the selectors have decided to not have any training camp as they are satisfied with the performances of the selected stars in IPL 2025.
India fixtures for Asia Cup
India will take on UAE in their first game in Asia Cup 2025. They will then lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan for the first time on September 14 in Dubai followed by a match against Oman on September 19. In all likeliness, India will potentially face Pakistan more than once in the course of the tournament.
| Date | Day | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 10 | Wednesday | India vs UAE |
| Sept 14 | Sunday | India vs Pakistan |
| Sept 19 | Friday | India vs Oman |
India Squad for Asia Cup
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
Standby players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel
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