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Suryakumar Yadav joked with Muhammad Waseem at the toss as India chose to field first against United Arab Emirates in the Asia Cup 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Asia Cup 2025: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav and UAE captain Muhammad Waseem after the toss (X/BCCI)
Suryakumar Yadav told Muhammad Waseem “don’t look” as he flipped the coin in the air at the toss ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 Group A match between India and United Arab Emirates at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
India won the toss and opted to field first.
Asia Cup 2025: India Vs UAE – Live Score
After winning the toss, India skipper SKY said it is a fresh wicket and a bit humid as well, adding that there might be dew later on.
“We’ll bowl first. Looks a nice fresh wicket. Humid also today, might be dew later. If we get an opportunity, we’re flexible to do anything but today we want to bowl. We came here early, had 3-4 good practice sessions and also a day off,” Suryakumar said.
Muhammad Waseem said that UAE were also looking to bowl first.
“We were also looking to bowl. Pitch is fresh and maybe the ball will do something early. We had a good series, took many positive points and we’re confident from that series. We’re going with a good combination with spinners and fast bowlers, and juniors and seniors,” Waseem said.
Who Is In India XI?
The game features the return of Shubman Gill to T20Is, and he will open with his Punjab teammate Abhishek Sharma.
According to the team sheet, captain Suryakumar Yadav is expected to bat at No 3, followed by Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson at Nos 4 and 5, respectively.
India has chosen Jasprit Bumrah as the only specialist pacer, with Hardik Pandya as the other fast-bowling option.
Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy are the primary spinners in the playing eleven.
IND vs UAE- Playing XIs
India Playing XI – Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Jasprit Bumrah.
UAE Playing XI – Muhammad Waseem (C), Muhammad Zohaib, Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (WK), Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, and Simranjeet Singh.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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