Harbhajan Singh picks Indian team for Asia Cup 2025, Samson-Rinku out, Gill and others included

There are about three weeks left for the start of the Asia Cup 2025, which cricket fans are eagerly waiting for. The BCCI can announce the Indian team on August 19 for the mega event to be held in the UAE from September 9. Earlier, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has selected his team for the Asia Cup to be played in T20 format this time, in which some names are very surprising. He has kept out players like Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh from his team and has included players like Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and Riyan Parag in the team.

Harbhajan told TOI that Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammad Siraj. KL Rahul can also be a good option, because I am not keeping any other wicketkeeper. It should be either one of them or Rishabh Pant.

Harbhajan Singh said that you need to understand that in the T20 format, if Shubman Gill decides to hit, then he is no less than anyone. The kind of batsman he is, his game is fantastic. He can score runs all over the field with strong basics, no matter what the format. He has scored runs in every season of the IPL. You don't get the Orange Cap for nothing. He also bats at a strike rate of 160 or 150.

Harbhajan Singh's team for Asia Cup 2025: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul/Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj.