Cricket fans, get ready! India enters the 2025 Asia Cup with a squad where fresh faces meet familiar warriors. While there is a huge discussion focused on the new captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav and the surprise place in the squad of Shubman Gill, some other familiar players from the 2022 T20 World Cup are joining in. All four players are back in the squad, representing their legacy from the T20 World Cup stage to the Asia Cup.
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav’s talent was showcased last year when Suryakumar led fans in the 2022 T20 World Cup. He had a match-winning performance against South Africa in difficult Perth conditions, and then put up a 360-degree onslaught on the Zimbabwean bowlers. Now, in 2025, Yadav has taken the reins of the team and has already proven his captaincy worth in leading India to T20I series victories against Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh, and England. After seeing his cool head, it is clear that in saying he will be an aggressive captain, India will now not only play cricket but play nice cricket.
Arshdeep Singh
There is one specific bowler, and one particular bowler, who makes batting a real misery, and that bowler is Arshdeep Singh. His 3/32 against Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup has not been forgotten, and his death-over magic against Bangladesh last series reminded everyone why, at this second, he is India’s left-arm power play and death bowler. After three full calendar years, he sits one wicket away from 100-T20I wickets, and what better stage to do it on none other than the Asia Cup?
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya is the ultimate game-changer! You either love him or you hate him! He showed his class at the 2022 T20 World Cup, defining himself as one of India’s most destructive all-rounders, as he turned the games against Pakistan and England on their heads. It has now been a further three years, and the pyrotechnics of Pandya have just become a more punishing weapon. If Dusky has shown anything in his time during the T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025, it is that he relishes and excels under pressure.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel may not have had the greatest World Cup experience in 2022, but do not write him off. Axar was often a very economical bowler but struggled with his performances while in Australia, and was one of the most expensive bowlers for India during that World Cup. His performances at the 2024 T20 World Cup have firmly placed him as India’s top spin-bowling all-rounder. With better batting, even better bowling a lot more international experience, Patel will be a more low-key, but explosive option, through the middle overs.
FAQs
- How has Hardik Pandya’s impact on the team grown since the 2022 T20 World Cup?
Pandya has become an even more dynamic all-rounder, impacting games with both bat and ball.
- What improvements has Axar Patel made since the 2022 T20 World Cup?
Axar has enhanced his batting, bowling consistency, and overall T20 experience to become a key all-rounder.
- In what ways did Suryakumar Yadav make a mark at the 2022 T20 World Cup?
Yes, he played match-winning knocks against South Africa and Zimbabwe in challenging conditions.
- What’s India’s recent track record in the T20I Asia Cup?
India last won the T20I Asia Cup in 2016 and will aim to reclaim the title in 2025.
