The Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) has allegedly finalized travel plans for the Asia Cup 2025, which is scheduled to begin on 9 September in the UAE. Five standby players, Yashsvi Jaiswal, Prasad Krishna, Washington Sundar, Ryan Parag and Dhruv Jurael, will not travel to Dubai with the main team.
Next to the Asia Cup, some members of India’s squad are involved in the ongoing Dalip Trophy 2025. Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana are representing the North Zone against the East Zone in the quarter -finals starting on Thursday, while Kuldeep Yadav is playing for the Central Zone against the North East Zone.
Standby player not to travel with the main squad for Dubai
According to a report by PTIIndian players will travel to Dubai for the Asia Cup 2025 from their respective places, rather than gathering in Mumbai instead. It was decided to reduce the logistics and ensure the player’s facility.
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A senior BCCI official also confirmed that no standby player would be in the form of stores or net bowlers with the main squad.
The officer told PTI, “No, standby players will not travel with Dubai’s main squad.”
In particular, the selectors have named only 15 players in the squad, even though the Tournament Rules 17-Sasian Squad.
Team India to reach Dubai from Asia Cup 2025 on 4 September
The team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, is going to reach Dubai on the evening of September 4 in front of the tournament opener on 9 September.
The report said that the first net session is scheduled to be held on 5 September at the ICC Academy in Dubai. Players will avoid unnecessary domestic travel to ensure that they reach Dubai comfortably before the tournament.
The officer said on the condition of anonymity, “All the players will reach Dubai by 4 September evening and the first net session will be held on 5 September at the ICC Academy.” “Factoring in logistic facility, players will be allowed to fly from their respective cities to Dubai.”
“Obviously, some people will travel from Mumbai, but will ask some other people to come to Mumbai before and then there is no point in flying to Dubai. In any case, Dubai is a short -term flight compared to other international flights,” the official said.
India to launch Asia Cup 2025 campaign against United Arab Emirates on 10 September
India will launch its Asia Cup 2025 campaign against UAE on 10 September. He will play his group-offer matches against Pakistan and Oman on 14 September and 19 September respectively. If India and Pakistan reach the finals, they can face each other three times during the incident.
Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, and Sanju Samson are the primary opener, which includes only Yashsvi Jaiswal in terms of injury. Prasad Krishna can be in the form of backup for Jasprit Bumrah, Arshadeep Singh or Harshit Rana.
Washington Sundar will also not be with the main squad. The 2025 Asia Cup will be played in the T20 format. India won the Asia Cup 2023, which was played in the 50 -over format in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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