On 10th September 2025,Indian team will drive its Asia Cup campaign against the UAE in Group A. India will be followed by matches against Pakistan and Oman on September 14 and 19 respectively.
As per new decision of BCCI the five reserve players for Asia Cup squad of India – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna, Riyan Parag and Washington Sundar- will not be travelling to Dubai for the continental tournament. The Indian team will start their campaign on September 10 against the UAE who is host nation in Group A. In the group stage matches India will play against Pakistan and Oman. The BCCI has announced the strong Indian squad for Asia Cup with Suryakumar Yadav as skipper of the squad and Shubman Gill serving as the vice-captain.
As per report of PTI, Jaiswal, Prasidh, Parag, Sundar and Jurel will not be go along with 15-member squad to Dubai for the Asia Cup which will begin from 9th September 2025.
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As per the board’s departure plan, all players of Indian squad are scheduled to arrive in Dubai in groups from different cities, which is different from past when they all used to arrive in Mumbai together before departure from the country.
With logistics in consideration this decision was taken by the BCCI, ensuring that the players have a travel experience comfortablely.
The source added “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. Factoring in the logistical convenience, the players will be allowed to fly into 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,” he finished.
