Kaif's Bold Asia Cup 2025 Prediction: Gill and Chakravarthy Benched
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🗓️ Published: 2025-08-16T15:08:32+05:30
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has predicted India's playing XI for the 2025 Asia Cup, omitting notable players Shubman Gill and Varun Chakravarthy.
Kaif's predicted lineup features Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma as openers, with Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), and Axar Patel (vice-captain) in the middle order.
Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube are included as all-rounders, while Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, and Jasprit Bumrah make up the bowling attack.
Gill and Chakravarthy, along with Jitesh Sharma and Mohammed Siraj, are named in the squad but not in the starting XI.
The tournament, a T20 format competition hosted by the UAE, begins September 10th, with India's first match against the UAE.
India aims to defend their title won in the 2023 50-over edition..