New Delhi: India kick off their asia cup 2025 campaign on Wednesday Against Hosts United Arab Emirates at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. With eight asia cup titles, The Most By Any Team, The Defending Champions will aim for a record-independing Ninth Crown under Skipper SKIPPER SURYAKUR YADAV and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir.India Arrive in the uae as favorites, carrying an outstanding record of 24 Wins and only three losses Since Since Last Year’s Global Tournament.
Suryakumar upbeat ahead of opener
At the pre-match pressure conference, suryakumar highlighted both the challenge of facing uae and the luxury of having part-time bowling options in the Squad.“They (UAE) Play an exciting brand of cricket.On India’s Depth, He Added: “We don’t want to relay too much on part-timers, but when a top or middle-or-order batter gives you an extra over, it’s always go for the cap. Flexibility can be crucial. “
Asia Cup 2025: Players to Watch
Shubman gill (vc): In red-hot form after the enderson-tendulkar trophy in england, gill has already scored 578 runs in 21 t20is, including a blazing 126 and four half-concenturies*.Jasprit bumrah: India’s Strike Bowler was brilliant in the 2024 t20 world cup, Taking 15 wickets in 8 matches at 8.27 Apiece. Across 70 T20Is, He Has 89 Wickets with a Miserly Economy of 6.27.
Head-to-Head: India vs uae
The teams have met just once in t20is – the 2016 asia cup, where uae was restricted to 81/9 before India Chased The target Inside 11 overs.
Match details
Date: September 10, WednsdayTime: 8:00 PM IST / 6:30 pm LocalVenue: Dubai International Cricket StadiumLive on: Sony Sports Network, 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, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthi, Varun Chakaravarthi, 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 Siddique, Junaidkullah khan, Matiullah khan, Muhmmad Feroq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan.
