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Virender Sehwag backs India to win the Asia Cup under Suryakumar Yadav, praising the squad’s mixture of youth and experience as he sees the tournament as prep for the T20 World Cup.
India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (PTI)
Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag is confident of India’s probabilities within the upcoming Asia Cup.
The Indian men’s cricket team get their Asia Cup campaign underway against the UAE on September 10 before facing Pakistan and Oman on September 14 and 19, respectively.
What Did Virender Sehwag Say About India At Asia Cup?
The World Cup-winning star expressed confidence that India will once more emerge as champions, citing the team’s recent dominance in international tournaments.
“We’re world champions. We just won the World Cup, T20 World Cup and I’m sure that we’re the most effective team within the Asia Cup and hopefully we’ll win the Asia Cup,” Sehwag was quoted as saying in an exclusive chat with the official broadcaster of Asia Cup 2025, Sony Sports Network.
Regarding the combination of youth and experience in the present squad, Sehwag praised captain Suryakumar Yadav’s leadership qualities. He believes SKY’s proven performance within the T20 format makes him the perfect leader for the campaign.
“I believe we now have superb side and SKY is leading from the front and he’s a top player in T20 format. I’m sure that under his captaincy, we’ll do well because we’ve seen previously when SKY has taken over, we won lot of T20 games and I’m sure that we are going to win Asia Cup also,” Sehwag remarked.
Sehwag also highlighted the importance of the Asia Cup as preparation for the 2026 T20 World Cup. He sees the tournament as a superb platform to discover emerging talent while strengthening the prevailing core group.
“I believe within the T20 format, this Asia Cup can function an ideal preparation for our 2026 T20 World Cup. It’s a chance to see which recent players needs to be given probabilities and who could be included within the squad. You possibly can start constructing a team for the World Cup. For my part, there isn’t a higher opportunity for the Indian team to envision its strength than the Asia Cup,” he explained.
Selection decisions in Indian cricket often spark debate, but Sehwag expressed complete trust within the selectors’ approach for the Asia Cup squad. He emphasised that India currently has a powerful pool of T20 specialists and that the management has been proactive in providing players with the fitting opportunities.
“I believe we now have a superb T20 selector. I believe we now have a superb T20 side. Under Surya Kumar Yadav, we’ve done well in T20 matches and I’m sure that he’ll get the most effective team that the selectors will give him, and hopefully we’ll win the Asia Cup this time,” Sehwag concluded.
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin…Read More
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin… Read More
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