Former stumper picks his all-time India Asia Cup XI, no place for Rohit Sharma

Former wicketkeeper Saba Karim picked his all-time India Asia Cup XI in the course of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. Apparently, there was no place for Rohit Sharma in his group.

Making his picks on Sony Sports activities Community, Saba Karim went with the legendary duo of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly as his openers. Sachin scored 971 runs within the Asia Cup from 23 matches at a median of 51.10, whereas Ganguly made 518 runs from 13 video games. He ignored Rohit, who has scored 939 runs from 23 matches (ODI format).

The previous stumper then picked Virat Kohli, former all-rounders Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina, adopted by MS Dhoni in his batting order. Yuvraj scored 312 runs from 11 matches, whereas Raina made 547 runs from 13 video games (ODI). He selected just one fast-bowling all-rounder in Kapil Dev.

Saba Karim then went with two of the best spinners of all time, Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble. Harbhajan picked up seven wickets from as many video games whereas Kumble bagged 14 scalps from 15 matches (ODI).

His two quick bowlers had been Zaheer Khan and Jasprit Bumrah. Saba Karim named Sourav Ganguly because the captain of his group.

Saba Karim’s all-time India Asia Cup XI: Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly (C), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (WK), Kapil Dev, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Jasprit Bumrah.

India’s report in Asia Cup

India is essentially the most profitable group within the historical past of the Asia Cup. The Males In Blue have gained the event eight instances to this point, together with seven ODI and one T20 titles. They’re additionally the defending champions, having gained the earlier version in 2023. Nevertheless, the present 2025 version is being performed within the T20 format.

They gained the first-ever Asia Cup that was held in 1983/84. Additional, they went on to win the event three consecutive instances in 1988/89, 1990/91, and 1994/95. After a substantial hole, they subsequent gained the event in 2010 and 2018, aside from successful the 2023 version.

Up to now, solely two T20 editions of the Asia Cup have been held earlier than the continued version. India gained the first-ever T20 version in 2016. They are going to be desperate to win the title for the ninth time and proceed their dominance.