Shreyas Iyer’s shocking Asia Cup 2025 snub despite stellar IPL form sparks controversy, with Abhishek Nayar hinting at BCCI politics in selection.

The Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2025 has been announced as Shubman Gill returns to the set-up after more than a year. Gill is named as the vice-captain for Suryakumar Yadav.

Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain as India’s Asia Cup squad was announced on Tuesday. Gill, who is India’s test captain, scored 754 runs across five tests in England where a thrilling series ended in a 2-2 tie.

Sunil Gavaskar backed Shubman Gill’s appointment as India’s vice-captain for Asia Cup 2025, praising his red-hot form and leadership potential ahead of the high-voltage India vs Pakistan clash.

Test skipper Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah made the cut with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer the biggest omissions.

Shubman Gill's selection as T20 vice-captain for the Asia Cup reflects his consistent IPL performance and leadership qualities, solidifying his place

Not only has his (Yashasvi Jaiswal) slot gone, but there’s a leadership role in that. Now, he’s left with one spot — he needs to fight for Abhishek Sharma ’s place. Or he’ll have to go and play in the middle-order in the IPL.

India will start their Hockey Asia Cup 2025 campaign against China on August 29, the fixtures of which was announced by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on Tuesday. Expectedly, Pakistan withdrew from the tournament due to security reasons after Operation Sindoor, while Oman also pulled out. Bangladesh and Kazakhstan replaced them.

India's equity benchmarks opened flat on Wednesday, pausing after two sessions of gains that were driven by optimism over tax cuts, while Asian shares tracked a tech sell-off on Wall Street ahead of the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole conference.

Shubman Gill has been appointed India's vice-captain for the upcoming Asia Cup as the 15-member squad was announced on Tuesday (August 19). But who was India's vice-captain before Gill as he is making a comeback to the format after more than a year.

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India's equity benchmarks are set for a flat open on Wednesday, pausing after two sessions of gains driven by hopes of tax cuts, while Asian shares tracked a tech sell-off on Wall Street ahead of the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole conference.