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Asia Cup 2025: Suryakumar Yadav-led 15-member Indian squad will assemble in Dubai on September 4 for the Asia Cup, starting on September 9.

As per news agency PTI, the team will be travelling to Dubai in a staggered way, with players departing from their respective locations rather than assembling in Mumbai first, like it has been done in the past.

The judgment was taken keeping logistics in mind and also the travelling comfort of the players.

"All the players will arrive in Dubai by September 4 evening and the first nets session will be held on September 5 at the ICC Academy. Factoring in the logistical convenience, the players will be allowed to fly in to Dubai from their respective cities," a senior BCCI official told PTI on condition of anonymity.

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"Obviously, a few will travel from Mumbai but to ask some of the others to first come to Mumbai and then fly to Dubai doesn't make sense. In any case, Dubai is a short-duration flight compared to other international flights," he added.

India will start their campaign against the United Arab Emirates on September 10 before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan at Dubai on September 14. Their third and last group match will be against Oman on September 19 before the Super Four stage.

Many of the Asia Cup-bound cricketers have been added to the Duleep Trophy 2025 team squads. The pacers Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana are playing for North Zone against East Zone while Kuldeep Yadav is playing for Central Zone against North East Zone.

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India’s squad for Asia Cup: 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, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.

Standby players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel.