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Asia Cup 2025: The upcoming edition of the Men's Asia Cup 2025 is just four days away, and all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be India's key player in the tournament with the balance he provides to the side. Pandya, along with other team members, reached Dubai on Thursday evening as their pictures went viral on social media.

Later in the evening, Pandya released another set of pictures sporting a new 'haircut'. In the pictures, the 31-year-old was spotted with 'sandy blonde' hair along with glasses.

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The all-rounder who was India's enforcer-in-chief during their T20 World Cup-winning campaign last year shared pictures of his new look on Instagram with the caption, "New me." Check out the post here:

 
 
 
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The all-rounder is in sensational form, having made 320 runs in 13 innings at an average of 35.55, with a half-century to his name and runs coming at a strike rate of 145.45. With the ball, he has taken 10 wickets at an average of 34.40, with best figures of 2/23.

India will kick off their campaign against the UAE on September 10, while the high-voltage game against Pakistan is scheduled for September 14, with both fixtures set to be played in Dubai. India will play their final group stage fixture against Oman on September 19 in Abu Dhabi.

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Team India 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

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

Inputs from ANI