Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has backed India cricket team to emerge as winners of the Asia Cup 2025. The 8-nation tournament, which will commence from September 9 onwards, will be held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The tournament will mark India’s first T20I series since Suryakumar Yadav and co. thrashed England in a five-match series earlier this year.
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Speaking to news agency PTI, Ganguly pointed out that India were stronger in white-ball cricket compared to red-ball cricket. The ex-India captain said that India were clear favourites, adding that defeating them on the Dubai wicket would be very tough for other teams.
“They are in the middle of a break. After the IPL, they played five Tests and now they will play the Asia Cup from September 9. India are very strong, and if they are strong in red-ball cricket, they are even stronger in white-ball cricket. So, in my opinion, India are favourites, and beating them on those good Dubai wickets will be very tough,” Ganguly said.
India will commence their Asia Cup 2025 campaign on September 10 by taking on UAE in Dubai. They will then face arch-rivals Pakistan on September 14. While there was uncertainty over the high-octane IND vs PAK clashes in the tournament in the backdrop of geopolitical tension between the two countries, the BCCI has received the go-ahead from the Ministry of External Affairs for india to take on Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Asia Cup 2025 will also mark the start of India’s preparations for the T20 World Cup 2026 which will be held in India and Sri Lanka next year. India are the defending champions, having lifted the trophy in 2024.
India’s schedule at Asia Cup 2025
| Date | Day | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 10 | Wednesday | India vs UAE |
| Sept 14 | Sunday | India vs Pakistan |
| Sept 19 | Friday | India vs Oman |
| Sept 23 | Tuesday | Group A Q2 vs Group B Q1 |
| Sept 24 | Wednesday | Group A Q1 vs Group B Q2 |
| Sept 25 | Thursday | Group A Q2 vs Group B Q2 |
| Sept 26 | Friday | Group A Q1 vs Group B Q1 |
| Sept 28 | Sunday | Final |
