India’s Asia Cup 2025 Squad Announcement Postponed Due to Flight Delay

At 1:30 PM on Tuesday, August 19, the All India Men's Senior Selection Committee was scheduled to reveal the India team's squad for the forthcoming Asia Cup. Due to a flight delay, the announcement, which was supposed to take place at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Headquarters in Mumbai, has reportedly been postponed until further notice and will not proceed as scheduled.

Talking with Times Of India, Arani Basu said, “The selection meeting is delayed. @BCCI waiting for Secy Devajit Saikia and a few selectors to land in Mumbai. Flight operations have been hit in the last 24 hours due to heavy rain. Agarkar, SKY only ones in Mumbai."

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Ajit Agarkar, the chief selector, may have arrived at the meeting location later than expected due to the flight delay, which was made worse by the city's constant rain. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued red alerts for a number of sites in Mumbai and permitted only sluggish traffic flow, which has caused problems for the general public. It has already been reported that the team announcement has been postponed due to the rain and airline delays. The information was disseminated by senior journalist Amol Karhadkar on his official social media account.

According to the most recent visuals on JioHotstar, Agarkar arrived at the BCCI Headquarters at around 2:00 PM. Since it will take a long time to speak with captain Suryakumar Yadav, likely, the final squad announcement won't be made until around 3 PM, which is at least an hour and a half later than the scheduled time.

The majority of the squad's positions are reserved. It is anticipated that Yashasvi Jaiswal or Shubman Gill will be selected as the backup opener. Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh will be joined in the pace unit by either Prasidh Krishna or Harshit Rana. Today is also scheduled for the announcement of the Indian women's team for the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025, although the weather seems to be delaying the announcement as well.

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