NEW DELHI: India kick off their Asia Cup 2025 marketing campaign on Wednesday towards hosts United Arab Emirates on the Dubai World Cricket Stadium. With 8 Asia Cup titles, probably the most through any workforce, the protecting champions will intention for a record-extending 9th crown beneath skipper Suryakumar Yadav and head trainer Gautam Gambhir.India arrive within the UAE as favourites, sporting an excellent checklist of 24 wins and most effective 3 losses since closing yr’s international match.
Suryakumar upbeat forward of opener
On the pre-match press convention, Suryakumar highlighted each the problem of dealing with UAE and the luxurious of getting part-time bowling choices within the squad.“They (UAE) play an exhilarating emblem of cricket. Just lately they got here very, very shut towards robust groups. We’re actually excited to play them,” he mentioned.On India’s intensity, he added: “We don’t wish to depend an excessive amount of on part-timers, but if a best or middle-order batter will provide you with an additional over, it’s at all times just right for the captain. On sluggish pitches, that flexibility will also be a very powerful.”
Asia Cup 2025: Gamers to look at
Shubman Gill (VC): In red-hot shape after the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy in England, Gill has already scored 578 runs in 21 T20Is, together with a blazing 126 and 4 half-centuries*.Jasprit bumrah: India’s strike bowler was once sensible within the 2024 T20 Global Cup, taking 15 wickets in 8 suits at 8.27 apiece. Throughout 70 T20Is, he has 89 wickets with a miserly financial system of 6.27.
Head-to-head: India vs UAE
The groups have met simply as soon as in T20Is — the 2016 Asia Cup, the place UAE have been limited to 81/9 ahead of India chased the objective within 11 overs.
Fit main points
Date: September 10, WednesdayTime: 8:00 pm is / 6:30 pm nativeVenue: Dubai World Cricket StadiumContinue to exist: Sony Sports activities Community, SonyLIV
India – UAE Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arsdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.Reserves: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal.UAE: Muhammad Waseem (C), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Sidddik, Junaid Siddik, Matiullah khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan.