Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has maintained his place in the Asia Cup 2025 match against the UAE National Cricket Team.
Under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, Team India is taking Team UAE in the second match of Asia Cup 2025 at Dubai International Stadium.
Sanju Samson was chosen as Suryakumar Yadav
India won the toss and opted to bowl first in the match against UAE. In the toss, Suryakumar Yadav saw in a Jovial mood and said to Mohammad Wasim, “Don’t look,” because he was preparing to flip the coin in the air.
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Luck finally favored men in Blue, as India won the toss for the first time in 16 attempts in international cricket. In particular, India was undergoing the longest toss losing streak in international cricket with 15 consecutive losses from January to July 2025 in all forms. The run included many captains, including Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav.
Meanwhile, India made some amazing calls in the XI to play as the left -handed pace Arshdeep Singh was baked. Another major selection call team was to include Sanju Samson.
Samson has been India’s first choice wicketkeeper-batsman and opener in T20i cricket for a long time, but his place in the team is in danger after the return of Shubman Gill’s team as a vice-captain in the team, which guaranteed him a place in XI.
In addition, the squad in India consisted of wicketkeeper-batsman Jeetesh Sharma, who felt that he was a sign that he would bat in the middle order. However, the team management led by Gautam Gambhir showed confidence in Samson and chose it in Xi, but there is no clarity on his batting position yet.
We are flexible enough to do anything – Suryakumar Yadav
Talking to Sanjay Manjrekar, Suryakumar Yadav said that he was bowling first due to dew factor in the second innings.
However, he also made it clear that they are flexible enough for both bat and bowl, thanks to the presence of a strong line-up. He explained in detail:
“We are trying to bowl first. There is some green grass in the surface and the weather is also slightly moist. We are flexible enough to do anything. It’s just that it is the first game here after 3-4 months, so we wanted to bowl first.
“We came here very early. We had 3-4 good practice sessions, a good day too. Everyone looks ready. Touchwood looks fine everything.”
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India and UAE are playing XI for the Asia Cup match:
United Arab Emirates (playing XI): Muhammad Wasim (C), Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (W), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Hyder Ali, Dhruv Parshar, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Simranjit Sidik, Simranjit Singh
India (playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (W), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Axer Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakarwarthi
