Suryakumar Yadav clears fitness test ahead of Asia Cup 2025 - Reports

Suryakumar Yadav will captain India in Asia Cup 2025.

In what will be a massive boost for the Indian Cricket Team, T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has been declared fit to play Asia Cup 2025. As per the reports in PTI, it is learned that the premier batter has cleared the fitness test after his surgery. 

Suryakumar was out of action ever since the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 ended. After the tournament, the batter went to Germany and underwent a sports hernia surgery. He recently arrived in India and has been doing his rehabilitation. 

Suryakumar has been putting in the hard yards at the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru. He also shared pictures and videos about his recovery, where he resumed batting as well. 

With him undergoing rehabilitation, there were a lot of speculations about whether he would play the Asia Cup or not. His availability now will be a big boost for the team as he has been India’s best batter in the format for the last few years. 

Surya has cleared the fitness test – BCCI source

The source close to developments claimed that Suryakumar Yadav has passed the fitness test. Speaking to PTI, he said: “Fitness tests are mandatory before Return to Play (RTP) post-surgery. Surya has cleared the fitness test.” 

Suryakumar was in red-hot form during IPL 2025. The premier batter slammed 717 runs and was only the second batter after Sachin Tendulkar to score over 600 runs for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in a season. 

Suryakumar finished as the second-highest run-getter in the season. His heroics with the bat helped MI reach the playoffs. Asia Cup 2025 will begin on 9th September, with the final set to be played on 28th September.

India will open their campaign in this year’s Asia Cup on 10th September against the UAE. They are the defending champions and would be keen to lift another title.

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