India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025: Gill got hit in the nets, here’s India’s probable XI
Ahead of the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup 2025, Shubman Gill, India’s vice captain, faced a scare during practice but is expected to be fit for the match tonight.
Last Updated: 12.04 PM, Sep 14, 2025
During the recent practice session last night ahead of the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 clash, Shubman Gill, India’s vice captain, was hit while batting in the nets, causing some concern among the Indian camp. Despite the scare, sources suggest Gill returned to batting after a few minutes and will be ready to play. Here is everything you need to know about India’s possible XI against Pakistan.
Match Details
Match: India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025
Date: 14 September 2025
Time: 8 pm IST
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
How to watch the India vs Pakistan match?
Cricket fans in India can watch the whole Asia Cup, including India vs Pakistan, LIVE on SonyLIV, accessible via OTTplay Premium.
The match will also be televised on Sony Sports Network TV Channels in India.
Team India: News
During the press conference yesterday, India's assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate opened up on the team's stance for the match against Pakistan. As per the former Dutch batter, the Indian team management did not get "too much information" from their first Asia Cup match against UAE, and it looks like they will go unchanged.
This means Sanju Samson will continue in the middle order along with Shivam Dube. This also suggests Arshdeep Singh, who has an excellent record against Pakistan in T20Is, will sit out again.
In this regard, Hardik Pandya, who has taken the most wickets in India vs Pakistan T20I matches, will be India’s main pacer alongside Jasprit Bumrah. Kuldeep Yadav, who was India’s player of the match in the first match of the Asia Cup, will be the key spinner in the middle overs alongside Varun Chakravarthy.
So, everything depends on whether Gill has recovered well enough or not. If he has not, Sanju, who has an average of 37 and a strike-rate of 148 at the top of the order, will be ready to take his place. This would allow India to have another batter in the middle as well.
On the other hand, Pakistan, after their thumping win against Oman on the same venue, is likely to go unchanged as well.
India vs Pakistan: Possible XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris(w), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed