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India will face Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 Group A match on Sunday, September 14, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Ex-PAK batter makes bold claim about Suryakumar Yadav. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian men’s cricket team in the 2025 edition of the Asia Cup, which is set to be played from September 9 to 28 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In the eight-team tournament, India will face arch-rivals Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 14. Ahead of the big match between the two teams, former Pakistani batter Bazid Khan has made a bold claim.
According to him, India’s T20I captain Suryakumar scores runs against everyone, but he has struggled to deliver against Pakistan.
“Suryakumar scores runs against almost everyone, but somehow against Pakistan he hasn’t been effective. Whether it is the pace attack or some other reason, it remains an issue,” Bazid said on PTV Sports.
34-year-old Surya has played five T20Is against Pakistan so far but only managed to score 64 runs with an average of 12.80 and a strike rate of 118.51.
Bazid also analysed India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad and said the Indian team will miss the high intensity of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
“Look, all these players are high-class. There isn’t anyone here you would say is not of that calibre. But the high intensity that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma brought to the game – that is something India will surely miss,” Bazid said.
He also felt India miss Ravindra Jadeja, who retired from T20Is on June 30, 2024.
“People talk about Virat and Rohit, but Jadeja was someone who really helped the team gel together. Axar Patel is there, but Jadeja gave you balance as a batter, as a bowler, and above all, with his fielding. In world cricket, Jadeja was among the top one or two fielders,” he added.
India’s squad for Asia Cup 2025: Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
India’s schedule in the Asia Cup 2025
In the 2025 edition of the Men’s Asia Cup, India will open its campaign on September 10 against the UAE in Dubai and then take on Pakistan at the same venue on September 14. India’s third and final Group A match is against Oman in Abu Dhabi on September 19.
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