Overview

• The Ajit Agarkar-led panel will finalize India’s 15-man Asia Cup 2025 squad around August 19–20 after receiving medical and fitness clearances.
• Jasprit Bumrah has been brought back into white-ball plans and is expected to feature in the Asia Cup squad following his workload management period.
• Hardik Pandya has completed his Centre of Excellence fitness assessment in Bengaluru, while all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is sidelined due to injury.
• Senior Test-era regulars Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul are likely to be omitted, with Sanju Samson set as first-choice keeper and Dhruv Jurel and Jitesh Sharma competing for the reserve slot.
• Selectors are weighing a vice-captaincy contest between Shubman Gill and Axar Patel, with Gill strongly tipped to return as deputy to Suryakumar Yadav.