The Asia Cup 2025 is all set to kickstart from 9th September 2025 and is set to conclude on 28th September 2025. India, once again are overwhelming favourites ahead of this competition. They would be looking to pack a punch in this tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
A total of 8 teams will be participating in this competition. The defending champions have been slotted alongside UAE, Oman and Pakistan. India are expected to advance to the Super 4s as UAE and Oman are comparatively easier opponents to beat.
Tthere is a cloud of uncertainty over whether India will be playing against their arch-rivals, considering how the India-Pakistan war unfolded in 2025! It is worth noting that India Champions recently forfeited their semi-final against Pakistan Champions in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) and boycotted their neighbours.
Even in the very rarest of possibilities of Pakistan creating an upset and beating India in the group-stage round, India can qualify for the Super 4s, provided they beat Oman and UAE.
India’s batting stocks are extremely valuable
India have a fantastic T20I batting side. Youngsters like Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh have all cemented their place in the side and are ticking timebombs for the opposition bowlers.
Abhishek Sharma, made his T20I debut for India against Zimbabwe in 2024, and has not looked back since then. He has smashed 2 centuries and 2 fifties already. More over, he has the highest individual T20I score for India, with 135 balls.
Jaiswal is a buccaneering batter and the likes of Surya Kumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya are vital cogs for India.
Notably, India are the current world champions as they beat South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 finals.
The heavy artillery bowling attack of India
India’s pace department will be spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah and the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj could be fantastic commanders in his army. Arshdeep Singh has bagged 99 wickets in T20Is and is the leading wicket-taker of India in T20Is.
He is a special left-arm pacer and has solved India’s long search for left-arm seamers. Singh has been a revelation for India in T20Is since his debut in 2022.
India’s spinners would include the likes of Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. In the slow and sluggish conditions of UAE, these bowlers can spin a web and bamboozle the opposition batters.
India has a strong chance of winning Asia Cup 2025
With a strong batting unit and a lethal bowling unit, India have a fantastic chance of winning their 9th Asia Cup title. India have been a powerhouse in Asia Cup and Surya Kumar Yadav and co. can add another jewel to their crown.
