With the Asia Cup 2025 just around the corner, scheduled to start on September 9 in the UAE, the team selectors are under the scanner. The Ajit Agarkar led committee is expected to announce the squad in the third week of August.
Several spots are still open. Some players including team captain Suryakumar Yadav are working on their way back from a sports hernia injury. On a positive note Suryakumar Yadav seems to be recovering well and is expected to be ready for the tournament.
Suryakumar Yadav had surgery for a sports hernia in Munich, Germany in June 2025. He is currently recovering at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru where he is getting back to full fitness. Under the guidance of the medical team at NCA Surya has been working on building his strength, improving his movement and refining his batting skills.
Team captain recently posted a video of himself training and batting at the NCA. Reports had suggested that his recovery was going smooth but a recent update has raised doubts about Suryakumar’s participation in the Asia Cup 2025.
According to Rohit Juglan of Revsportz who posted on social media platform X, fans should expect last minute changes to the squad. He also mentioned that Suryakumar Yadav has gone to Japan for a short trip.
Juglan wrote, Things were looking good till yesterday regarding the fitness of one or two players but there might be last minute change to the Asia Cup squad. Team captain Suryakumar Yadav is in Japan for a couple of days. Let’s wait for the final decision.
Things were looking good till yesterday in every report for a player or 2 but there could be a last minute change for Asia cup sqaud
— Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) August 13, 2025
Captain Surya is in Japan for couple of days
Lets wait for the captain and a last call #AsiaCup2025
Suryakumar’s last competitive match was for Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in the Mumbai T20 League in June. Before that he had a great IPL 2025 season, finished as the second highest run scorer with 717 runs, 5 fifties, at an average of 65.18.
India will start their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against UAE on September 10 followed by a match against Pakistan on September 14.
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The tournament will be in T20I format to prepare for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka early next year. The schedule was announced on July 26 but ACC has not announced the venues for the matches. Of the 19 matches in the tournament 11 will be played in Dubai and 8 in Abu Dhabi.
India will play two of their league matches in Dubai on September 10 against UAE and September 14 against Pakistan. Their last league match against Oman will be at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 19. Only one Super Six match is scheduled to be played in Abu Dhabi.
