Yashasvi Jaiswal and others to not travel with Indian squad for Asia Cup 2025

Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, the Indian team is set to leave for Dubai on September 4. While all the players wouldn't leave at the same time, they will meet at a particular point as informed by a BCCI official. The tournament is set to start on September 9 but India will play their first match on September 10 against the UAE. 

"All the players will arrive in Dubai by September 4 evening and the first nets session will be held on September 5 at the ICC Academy," said the official as quoted by Hindustan Times. "Factoring in the logistical convenience, the players will be allowed to fly in to Dubai from their respective cities."

"Obviously, a few will travel from Mumbai but to ask some of the others to first come to Mumbai and then fly to Dubai doesn’t make sense. In any case, Dubai is a short-duration flight compared to other international flights," the official added.

However, the standby players will not travel with the team for the Asia Cup 2025. A BCCI official revealed that the travel reserves like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, and Dhruv Jurel will not travel with the team until there is an injury and a replacement is required. "No, the standby players will not be travelling with the main squad to Dubai." 

The Asia Cup 2025 is an important tournament for many players including Shubman Gill who is appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian team. After his performance in the Test series against England, the selectors decided to give him a chance in the T20Is as well. If Gill manages to perform well in the Asia Cup, the selectors will most likely eye him as an all-format captain. 

India’s squad: Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh