Arjit Kumar - Sunday, Aug 17, 2025Pakistan has dropped senior batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from its team for Asia Cup 2025. Salman Agha will lead the 17-member team.
It is worth noting that before the Asia Cup, Pakistan will also be seen playing a tri-series against UAE and Afghanistan in the UAE to strengthen its preparations. At the same time, PCB has selected the same team for this tri-series as well as the Asia Cup. Salman Ali Agha has been given the command of the team. At the same time, Mohammad Haris has got a place in the team as a wicketkeeper.
Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Mokim.
In the interview, Irfan launched his most outspoken attack on Pakistanis so far, saying that they feel as if the responsibility of the entire Muslim population of the world is on their shoulders.
In a conversation with The Lallantop, Pathan said, “First of all, Pakistanis feel that they have taken the responsibility of all the Muslims of the world.”
Let us tell you that recently through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Akash said - This is a big deal. I don't think he is interested in it. Coaching is a difficult job.
Coaching keeps you as busy as you were while playing, and sometimes even more. You have a family, and you say that you have done this work all your life, you have spent your life in a suitcase, and now you don't want to do that work.
“If there is anything stopping him, it is his own mindset. Sometimes his legs are shackled, and when the mindset is right, he plays freely. I think he has a knack for the game. I remember one shot, it was from the Indore ground, and he hit a six over the covers off Jasprit Bumrah, and I was absolutely shocked. However, then you also get shots when you think he should hit them, but maybe he is thinking differently at that time,” Chopra said in a video on his YouTube channel.
According to the Times of India, Gambhir is determined to rebrand the T20 team. Since the team has often faced criticism for not keeping pace with the times, it is believed that Gambhir will focus primarily on this issue.
"There is a buzz in Indian cricket that it would soon want to appoint captains for all formats to create a common culture. Gambhir has been very clear about his vision. He has come up with the idea of rebranding the T20 team.
India have often been accused of not keeping pace with the times in the shorter format. Gambhir has decided to address this issue by picking players who can be called T20 specialists," the report said.
Mohammad Kaif's Team India for Asia Cup: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill, Jitesh Sharma, Varun Chakraborty, Mohammad Siraj.
