There is no longer left in the Asia Cup 2025 and the Indian team is also going to be announced soon. This version of the Asia Cup is going to be in T20 format as the T20 World Cup is also proposed next year. In such a situation, many types of questions are going on in the minds of everyone, who will be in the Indian party? In this episode, today we are going to talk about fast bowlers and will try to know who is sure to play according to the current form, team combination and figures, then who can get a chance to return.
Arshdeep Singh (almost fixed,
Ever since Arshdeep Singh made his debut in international cricket, he has emerged as India’s best T20 bowler. In 63 T20 matches, he has 99 wickets at an excellent average of 18.30 and he would like to complete his wicket century during the Asia Cup. In this year’s IPL too, he took 21 wickets in 17 matches and took his team Punjab Kings to the finals. He played a key role in India’s title win by taking the highest 17 wickets in the eight matches of last year’s T20 World Cup and he would like to maintain his role in the next year’s World Cup. The only fast bowler to make a Test debut on England tour is almost certain to select the Asia Cup. Now we have to see who will be their partner?
Famous Krishna
Although Indian selectors have preferred the famous Krishna in Test cricket more than limited over cricket so far, but in IPL 2025, he has shown the highest 25 wickets in 15 innings that he can also do wonders in the shortest format of cricket if he gets a chance. The famous has played only five T20 matches so far, in which he has eight wickets at the best strike rate of 15. However, his economy has been 11, in which he would definitely like to improve. In this year’s IPL, he brought his economy close to 8.25, which shows that he is getting better.
Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana, who was part of India’s previous T20 series in January, took 15 wickets in IPL 2025. He can bowl in the new ball as well as in the middle and final overs and can also run his bat in the lower order if needed. He is a special choice of head coach Gautam Gambhir and when he made his debut in Pune at the beginning of this year, he also took three wickets. The place of Harshit with Arshdeep and the famous is also considered to be almost confirmed.
Mohammed Shami
You can also call it Mohammed Shami’s return, but the reality is that Shami was part of India’s previous T20 series, which was played in January against England at home. This was actually his return after the 2023 ODI World Cup injury and he took three wickets while playing two matches in the five -match series. In this too, he took three wickets in the same innings. If Shami is selected for the Asia Cup, it will also show whether he is part of the World Cup plans of the Indian team management.
Mohammad Siraj
In the Asia Cup, India hardly needed more than two pure fast bowlers in their XI. Therefore, it is also possible that Mohammad Siraj is given rest for this. He was the only fast bowler to play all five Test matches on England tour and bowled a total of 185.3 overs in the series. However, Siraj has never been in favor of rest. When he did not get a place in the Champions Trophy team this year, he expressed his disappointment through social media posts. He played his last limited over international match (both T20 and ODIs) for India on a Sri Lanka tour in July-August last year and would definitely like to return after a successful England tour.
Jaspreet Bumrah
Although it is very possible due to workload management that along with Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah should be rested, but since it is a multi-nation series and Bumrah is definitely part of the next year’s T20 World Cup plans, it may be that Bumrah is also part of the 16 or 15-member party. He played his previous ODI, ODI in 2023 at the time of the World Cup final and the last T20 in the T20, 2024, the T20 World Cup final.
