Overview

• India confirmed a 15‑member T20I squad led by Suryakumar Yadav with Shubman Gill as vice‑captain, opening against the UAE on September 10 in Dubai.
• Gill missed North Zone’s Duleep Trophy quarterfinal with illness and has been summoned to the BCCI Centre of Excellence for fitness testing before Asia Cup clearance.
• Standby Dhruv Jurel sat out Central Zone’s match due to a groin niggle on selectors’ advice, and East Zone’s Abhimanyu Easwaran was ruled out with fever.
• BCCI altered travel plans so players fly from their home cities and assemble in Dubai by the evening of September 4, with first nets on September 5 at the ICC Academy, and Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar not traveling as net bowlers.
• Pundit chatter persisted as Virender Sehwag named Abhishek Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy as game‑changers, Kris Srikkanth criticized the squad’s broader outlook, and Sanju Samson’s mentor said he is ready to bat lower.