Overview

• Chief selector Ajit Agarkar named a 15-member squad led by Suryakumar Yadav with Shubman Gill reinstated as T20 vice-captain and Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav returning.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal was placed among five reserves alongside Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel, while Shreyas Iyer was omitted entirely.
• Agarkar said the final call came down to Jaiswal versus Abhishek Sharma, citing Abhishek’s additional bowling as the deciding factor and adding that Jaiswal will have to wait.
• Reactions split the cricket fraternity, with Sunil Gavaskar urging support for the chosen group and critics like Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Azharuddin questioning the exclusions.
• The Asia Cup runs September 9–28 in the UAE, with India opening against the UAE on September 10 and playing Pakistan on September 14 in Dubai.