The last time the Asia Cup was played in the T20 format was in 2022, as a major precursor to the World Cup. The Rohit Sharma-led Team India went in as favorites, but crashed out in the Super 4 stage after successive losses to Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Defending champions India named top order batter Shubman Gill and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in their Twenty20 squad on Tuesday for next month's Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates.Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and middle order batter Shreyas Iyer,

Test skipper Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah made the cut with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer the biggest omissions.