Asia Cup India Squad: Will Shubman Gill be dropped? Agarkar may take 3 bold calls

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Ahead of the Asia Cup, chief selector Ajit Agarkar is likely to make some tough decisions, including the possibility of dropping Shubman Gill and reshaping Team India’s playing XI.

Asia Cup 2025 India The Indian team for Asia Cup 2025 has not been announced yet. According to reports, Team India's squad may come out on August 19. At the same time, the selection committee meeting can be held in Mumbai on Tuesday where it will be clear which player is to be included in the team and who is to be dropped.

Asia Cup 2025: The Indian team for Asia Cup has not been announced yet. Team India's squad for this tournament may come out on August 19. The selection committee meeting to select the team can be held in Mumbai on Tuesday, after which it will be clear which player will get a chance and who will be dropped.

T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav will also attend the selection panel meeting. Meanwhile, a report from Cricbuzz has surfaced, according to which, three bold decisions can be taken by the selection committee during the meeting. Let's know about these decisions.

1. Shubman Gill will be dropped?

According to the report, there is no place for Shubman Gill in the team for Asia Cup 2025. The selection committee can field the pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson for opening.

At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal will be the third option for opening. However, Gill can get a chance only if coach Gautam Gambhir insists on selecting him. If this happens, Yashasvi will be dropped again.

2. No place for Mohammed Siraj

Despite taking the most wickets for India on the England tour, Mohammed Siraj can be dropped for Asia Cup 2025.

Jasprit Bumrah can be selected for this tournament. Siraj's selection has become quite challenging. Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana are available for the second pace bowling option. Mohammad Shami may also not be selected.

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3. Shreyas Iyer ignored again (Shreyas Iyer Dropped?)
Shreyas Iyer, who performed brilliantly in the middle order in IPL 2025, may be dropped for the T20I Asia Cup selection. Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh can be selected for the middle order, while Shivam Dubey and Washington Sundar can get a place in the team along with Hardik Pandya for all-rounder.