IND vs PAK: Arshdeep Singh dropped from playing XI, big changes for the Super 4 match in Indian team

IND vs PAK: The Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup 2025 has begun. Team India is playing its first Super 4 match against Pakistan. India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl. Both teams have made changes to their playing XIs for this match. Both teams have made two changes to their playing XIs.

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What did Suryakumar Yadav say at the toss?

India captain Suryakumar Yadav said at the toss, "We will bowl first. The wicket looks good, and there was dew yesterday. From the first round, we thought we were playing a knockout tournament, but nothing changed. The wicket in Abu Dhabi was completely different." The pitch here was completely different. We have made two changes to the playing XI. Bumrah and Varun have returned to the team in place of Arshdeep and Harshit.

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It should be noted that Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy were rested for the match against Oman. Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh were given the opportunity to play in that match. Oman was a weak team, so India rested two of its key bowlers in that match. However, both bowlers have returned to the team for this big match against Pakistan.

IND vs PAK: Playing XI for both teams

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (captain), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed