Mumbai/IBNS, Aug. 19 -- India's T20 batting star Suryakumar Yadav has been announced as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming Asia Cup.

The 15-member squad has been picked by the Ajit Agarkar-led Men's selection panel.

Sanju Samson has been named as the primary wicketkeeper-batter.

Jitesh Sharma is an alternate option to keep wicket in the tournament.

Asia Cup 2025, which will be played in the T20 format, will begin on September 9 and India will play their first match against UAE on 10th of the same month.

India's squad: Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav...