Overview

• The selection committee’s meeting on August 19 in Mumbai will finalise India’s 15-member Asia Cup T20 squad.
• Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has confirmed his availability after managing his workload during the England Test series.
• Suryakumar Yadav has passed his fitness tests and will captain the title-defending side in the UAE.
• Opener slots are hotly contested among Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, and Abhishek Sharma as selectors weigh generational transition.
• Pakistan announced its 17-man Asia Cup squad under captain Salman Ali Agha, dropping former T20I stars Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.