Asia Cup 2025 Highlights Captain's Press Conference: Suryakumar Yadav tight-lipped on Sanju Samson's playing XI place

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Suryakumar Yadav played down concerns about India’s lack of recent T20Is, pointing out that the players had plenty of game time in the IPL to stay sharp in the format.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Suryakumar Yadav remained tight-lipped when pressed on Sanju Samson’s chances of featuring in the starting XI for India’s tournament opener, sidestepping the tricky question with some humour. However, he said, “We are taking care of him”. Don’t worry, we will make the right decision tomorrow."

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Suryakumar Yadav asserted that India have prepared well for the multi-nation event by reaching the UAE early for training. The team has been training relentlessly after as the squad reunited in T20Is after a considerable gap.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Salman Ali Agha is happy with his team's recent performances as Pakistan recently won the tri-series in the UAE. He said the Pakistan team is ready for the big challenge.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Suryakumar Yadav praised UAE for playing an exciting brand of cricket recently. He wishes the UAE skipper and his team all the best.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Rashid Khan has sent a straightforward message that his team is going to put in the hard work and aim to challenge for the coveted trophy.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Suryakumar Yadav said it is going to be a great challenge as he is ready to defend the title with the Indian team.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Suryakumar Yadav, Rashid Khan and other team's skippers have arrived for the press conference. Mohsin Naqi unveiled the Asia Cup trophy. Surya and Rashid are placed in the middle seats here.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: The press conference is expected to start any minute here. It was scheduled for 1:00 PM IST.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: With former skippers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan left out of the current setup, Pakistan will be banking heavily on their new-look batting unit to deliver. The onus will fall on emerging stroke-makers and the experienced middle-order to step up consistently, especially when tested against stronger bowling attacks in the Asia Cup.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: With an eye on the T20 World Cup next year, India gave an indication of how seriously they view the tournament when they picked pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. The 31-year-old has played sparingly to manage his all-format workload, and India will hope to benefit from the wily seamer's craft both in the powerplay and the death overs.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Ahead of the Team India's campaign opener against UAE scheduled for Wednesday, Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel said that the decision about the bowling combination will be taken after having a look at the wicket.

“We need to go and look at the wicket. I think when the Champions Trophy was played at that time, there was a lot of cricket on the surfaces here and they looked a little bit tired,” he said.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: UAE, Oman and Hong Kong, would be aiming to spring up a few surprises and cause a few upsets, which would add further to the theatre, the cinema, which T20 cricket brings thanks to its short, high-pace and unpredictable nature.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: India’s clash with UAE will serve as a warm-up ahead of the marquee fixture against Pakistan on 14 September. For the Indian think-tank, it offers a chance to test combinations that could be relied upon later in the competition. For the hosts, meanwhile, it represents the biggest game of their careers. Few associate players ever get the chance to bowl to someone like Shubman Gill or face a Jasprit Bumrah, and the Asia Cup provides a rare opportunity to step into cricket’s elite atmosphere.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: Suryakumar Yadav’s India side will be focused on defending their Asia Cup title while also keeping an eye on next year’s T20 World Cup, which it is co-hosting. India will open their Group A campaign against the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.

Asia Cup 2025 LIVE Updates Captain's Press Conference: The previous Asia Cup in the T20 format took place in 2022, with Sri Lanka defeating Pakistan in the final. This edition serves as a warm-up for the T20 World Cup next February, where India will host matches on home soil while Pakistan will play their fixtures in Sri Lanka. Since 2016, the Asia Cup has alternated between ODI and T20 formats, beginning with India’s T20 triumph in Bangladesh.

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