19 Aug, 17:17 (IST)

That's It! End of an exciting day for cricket fans. There was much anticipation over the squads of Team India in Asia Cup and Women's World Cup 2025. The biggest news of the day was Shubman Gill returning to the T20I setup as vice-captain and Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal missing out. The Women's World Cup squad announcement has been more on the exciting lines. Now fans are ready for action and an exciting September waits for them. 

19 Aug, 16:37 (IST)

For the last two years, Amol Muzumder has been backing a core group of players and in the last few series, those players have showed why they were backed. Shafali Verma was replaced by Pratika Rawal who supported Smriti Mandhana well and the bowling department has received a boost with Sree Charani and Arundhati Reddy. As an all-rounder Sneh Rana also provided much needed depth and as a result all of them were included in the Team India squad for Women's World Cup 2025. 

19 Aug, 16:06 (IST)

The BCCI Women's selectors have prioritised continuity and has backed the players who have featured in the recent series for India Women's National cricket Team. Shafali Verma miss out expectedly.India's Squad For Women's World Cup 2025

19 Aug, 15:48 (IST)

The Women's selection committee has gathered to select Team India squad for the upcoming Women's World Cup 2025 in India. The press conference has now commenced.

19 Aug, 15:26 (IST)

Due to bad weather the squad announcements by BCCI were delayed and the squad for the Women's World Cup 2025 will be announced in the BCCI press conference, which is set to start from 3:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). 

19 Aug, 15:17 (IST)

Team India women's team chief selector Neetu David & her co-selector Arati Vaidya arrive at the BCCI headquarters for the selection committee meeting to pick the Indian women's team for the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup.

19 Aug, 15:02 (IST)

Suryakumar Yadav will lead India in the Asia Cup 2025, with Shubman Gill serving as his deputy. India's batting is a force to reckon with, which includes the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, and Hardik Pandya. Selectors have once again named as many as three spinners in Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, while Jasprit Bumrah will spearhead the bowling. Notable exclusions include Mohammed Siraj, Yashavi Jaiswal, and KL Rahul.

19 Aug, 14:54 (IST)

As expected, Suryakumar Yadav will lead India in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 competition, with Shubman Gill named as his deputy. Jasprit Bumrah is also included in the squad despite rumours about the bowlers missing the continental competition. India Squad For Asia Cup 2025

19 Aug, 14:42 (IST)

Suryakumar Yadav, Ajit Agarkar, and other Team India selectors start the selection meeting for the Asia Cup 2025.

19 Aug, 14:19 (IST)

It is way past the designated 2 PM, but fans are still awaiting the BCCI press conference to start, with Suryakumar Yadav, Agarkar, and other selectors still discussing the squad in a closed-door meeting. 

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The Indian national men's and women's cricket teams are getting their squads announced today, August 19, for the upcoming, high-voltage tournaments: Asia Cup 2025 and ICC Women's World Cup 2025, respectively. Asia Cup 2025, starting from September 9, and ICC Women's World Cup 2025, starting from September 30, are not far from setting sail. The men's team will play their first match in the Asia Cup 2025 on September 10, against hosts UAE, matches will take place in T20 format. The women's team will play the campaign opener of the ICC World Cup 2025 on September 30 against Sri Lanka. Chetan Sharma Expresses Confidence of India National Cricket Team Winning Asia Cup 2025.

Ahead of the high-voltage Asia Cup 2025 campaign, a lot of questions will be answered in the squad announcements today. Head coach Gautam Gambhir, T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, and the chief Ajit Agarkar, along with the other selectors, are having a tough time to select the best, and eliminate the rest, among the finest. A lot of rumours have been circulating regarding who gets on the bus, and who would miss. While several reports claim that the Test side captain, Shubman Gill, might not be in contention, some believe he might be selected. Reports have also claimed that Mohammed Siraj might be left out for Arshdeep Singh. However, these are all rumours, and the only way to get to know would be when BCCI does the press conference at 1:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) in Mumbai today. ‘Dawe Ke Sath Keh Sakta Hu’ Former All-Rounder and BJP Leader Kedar Jadhav Assures India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Cricket Match Won’t Take Place (Watch Video).

The women's team selection is also having a lot of pointers to think on, after all, it's the coveted ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India will be aiming for their maiden title on home soil. Injury concerns for Renuka Singh and Amanjot Kaur. However, the rest of the squad sounds strong, with star players like Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, and Harleen Deol with the bat; Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, and Radha Yadav, as quality spinners. The names mentioned above are predictions and speculations, which can be cleared today itself.