Former India player Aakash Chopra has added that Mohammad Shami will almost certainly not be a part of the Indian squad for the 2025 Asia Cup as well. However, he shared that the squad that took on England earlier this year at home won’t see too many other changes as well.  However, the 2025 Asia Cup will take place in the UAE from September 9 to 28.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Bumrah, once again, availability will be a question. However, if he is available, because if he doesn’t play the fifth Test as well, then he should be playing the Asia Cup, is what I am thinking. It will be interesting to see what sort of team is picked, but it cannot be too dissimilar to the one that was picked last time.”

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“I can almost guarantee that Mohammad Shami won’t be there in that because Shami was only being played to test his fitness and prepare him for the Champions Trophy. Now that bus has sailed, and if he is not part of Tests, I don’t see him playing T20 cricket at this point in time,” he further added.

However, Aakash Chopra also shared that the Indian selectors might want to include Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill in the Asia Cup squad as well.

“We are reaching a very interesting phase where you will wish to make a place for Yashasvi Jaiswal and also for Shubman Gill, but with what face will we ask the previous team to be changed? They play incredibly well when we play T20Is. There will be a temptation to make Yashasvi or Shubman Gill part of the team, but will it be that straightforward?” he said.

“There might have been talk about Rishabh Pant as well, but it won’t happen now because he will return after getting fit from a long-term injury. In any case, he wasn’t a part of the T20 team either. Sanju Samson is opening with Abhishek Sharma there,” Aakash Chopra concluded.