Former India opener Virender Sehwag has expressed strong confidence in the Men in Blue ahead of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025, praising Suryakumar Yadav’s attacking and fearless captaincy. Suryakumar was recently appointed captain of India’s 15-member squad for the continental tournament, which also features star players like Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, and Jasprit Bumrah.
India’s Balanced Squad: Youth Meets Experience
Sehwag highlighted that the Indian squad travelling to the UAE combines experienced campaigners with young talents, creating a lethal mix capable of taking on any opposition. The former Delhi batter believes that Suryakumar’s proactive approach suits the fast-paced T20 format perfectly.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒙 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒚𝒂’𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻20 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚,” 𝑺𝒆𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌.
India will be part of Group A in the tournament, facing Pakistan, Oman, and the UAE. The team will begin their campaign against the UAE on September 10 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, followed by a crucial clash with arch-rivals Pakistan four days later. India will conclude the group stage by taking on Oman on September 19.
India’s Full Squad for Asia Cup 2025
Captain: Suryakumar Yadav
Vice-Captain: Shubman Gill
Players: Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana
Standby Players: Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel
Sehwag’s confidence reflects India’s strong T20 record and the team’s intent to reclaim continental dominance. With a squad boasting both firepower and balance, expectations are high for Suryakumar Yadav to lead India to glory in the Asia Cup 2025.
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