"It is India’s tournament to lose…"- Abhishek Nayar believes India are favourties to win Asia Cup 2025

Abhishek Nayar feels that India are the strongest side in Asia Cup 2025.

Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar feels that Indian Cricket Team are the strongest side in Asia Cup 2025 and they are favourites to win the title. His comments arrive after India clinched a record victory against United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their opening game of the tournament.

The Men in Blue crushed UAE by nine wickets in their first match on Wednesday, September 10. After opting to field first, the Suryakumar Yadav & Co. dismantled UAE for just 57 runs in the first innings. Except for openers, UAE lost all of their batsmen for single digits.

Spinner Kuldeep Yadav clinched a spectacular four-wicket haul, while Shivam Dube picked three scalps. Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel shared one wicket each. Later, India chased down the target in just 4.3 overs, recording their biggest-ever victory in terms of balls remaining.

It is India’s tournament to lose: Abhishek Nayar

Abhishek Nayar, who is also one of the commentators in Asia Cup 2025, termed India the strongest team in the tournament during a conversation on Sony Sports. He also backed India to win the trophy.

“I won’t call them contenders, they are coming after becoming champions. The kind of squad they have and the way they are playing in this format, this tournament is for them to lose. If they don’t win this tournament, there is something that’s gone wrong,” he said.

“The squad strength we have and the way our spinners bowled in the last match, I will always believe that if you are bowling well, winning the championship becomes easy. So it’s India’s tournament to lose,” he added.

Meanwhile, India will clash with their arch-rivals Pakistan in their next match of the tournament. The India vs Pakistan encounter will be played on September 14 (Sunday) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.

Pakistan will face Oman in their first match on September 12 in Dubai. After winning their opening game, India grab the top spot in Group A points table with two points.

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