"We might win the Asia Cup with this team, but not the T20 World Cup 2026"- Kris Srikkanth voices his concerns on India squad

Kris Srikkanth questioned selection of a few players in India squad for Asia Cup 2025.

Reacting to India’s squad for Asia Cup 2025, former selector Kris Srikkanth said that the Men in Blue have no chance to win the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 with the selected players. The former India opener also questioned the selection of a few players in the squad for the continental tournament.

Suryakumar Yadav is set to lead India in the Asia Cup, while Shubman Gill has been named as his deputy. Many fans and former cricketers have slammed selectors for snubbing Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal for the tournament.

Notably, both Jaiswal and Iyer showed wonderful form in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Some former players also questioned Shubman Gill’s return to the T20I team as vice-captain. Notably, Gill has returned to the T20I team after more than a year.

There is no chance of winning the T20 World Cup with this bunch: Kris Srikkanth

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth said that the Indian team might win the upcoming Asia Cup; however, they have no chance to win the ICC T20 World Cup next year.

“We might win the Asia Cup with this team, but there is no chance of winning the T20 World Cup with this bunch. Are you going to take this team to the World Cup? Is this the preparation for the T20 World Cup, which is hardly six months away?” he said.

He also questioned the selectors’ decision to axe Axar Patel as vice-captain and pick Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, and Harshit Rana in the squad despite their poor show in IPL 2025.

“They have gone backwards. Axar Patel has been axed from vice-captaincy. I don’t know how Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, and Harshit Rana have come in. IPL is considered the main criterion for selection, but the selectors seem to have considered performances before that,” he said.

“Who will bat at No. 5? Five has to be either Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma or Shivam Dube or Rinku Singh. Hardik Pandya usually bats at No. 5, so now, Axar cannot bat at six. I can’t understand how they picked Dube. Yashasvi Jaiswal has performed in international cricket and IPL as well. What does he do?” he questioned.

India are placed in Group A in Asia Cup 2025, alongside Pakistan, UAE, and Oman. The Men in Blue will clash with the UAE in their opening game on September 10 in Dubai. Later, they will face arch-rivals Pakistan on September 14 at the same venue. In their last league game, they will lock horns with Oman.

Meanwhile, ICC T20 World Cup 2026 will be played in February and March next year. India and Sri Lanka are the hosts of the tournament.

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