Srinagar: Former India opener Virender Sehwag has backed Suryakumar Yadav as the Team India captain and his leadership skills for the ACC Asia Cup 2025 in the UAE.
Sehwag, speaking to Indian media, said he was confident in the squad’s chances, highlighting the balance of youth and experience that makes India a strong contender for the title.
“This Indian team has the right mix of youth and experience, and under Surya’s fearless leadership, they can dominate Asia once again,” Sehwag remarked.
Virender Sehwag stressed that Yadav’s aggressive, fearless approach is tailor-made for the demands of modern T20 cricket.
“His attacking mindset suits the T20I format perfectly, and if the team plays with the same intent, I have no doubt India can lift the trophy,” he added.
The Asia Cup 2025 will begin on September 9 with Afghanistan taking on Hong Kong in the opening fixture.
India are placed in Group A alongside arch-rivals Pakistan, hosts UAE, and Oman.
They open their campaign against the UAE on September 10 in Dubai, before locking horns with Pakistan on September 14 in one of the tournament’s most-anticipated clashes.
Their final group stage match against Oman is scheduled for September 19 in Abu Dhabi.
India’s squad for Asia Cup 2025: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson.
Reserves: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal.