Indian team: Asia Cup starting from September 9
Asia Cup 2025 is going to start from September 9 in the UAE and in such a situation, the preparations of the Indian cricket team are going on in full swing. But before that the entire Indian team will participate in a fitness camp, which will be held at the Center of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru. Even before the Asia Cup 2023, India had organized a two-week conditioning program at the (NCA) to enhance its fitness and skills.
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Indian team: The tournament will be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9 to 28. India has been placed in Group A of the tournament along with Pakistan, Oman and hosts UAE. The most talked about match in this tournament is India vs Pakistan, which will be watched by the whole world. The match will be played in Dubai on September 14.
Indian team: Fitness test will be held at Bengaluru’s COE before the announcement of the Asia Cup squad
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Before the announcement of the Asia Cup squad, many Indian players had reached COE for their fitness test, including players like Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma. Suryakumar Yadav, who is the captain of India in this Asia Cup, also passed the fitness test here, because he recently had a hernia operation, after which it was important to know his fitness whether he would be able to play this tournament or not.
This camp in Bengaluru has been organized to know the injury status and fitness level of the players, especially when we look at India’s busy schedule. Immediately after the Asia Cup, they have to play a limited overs series against Australia, then there is a match against South Africa, and in the year 2026 they will also have to remain fit for the World Cup.
India will play three matches in the league stage of this tournament
India’s first match in the upcoming Asia Cup will be against UAE on 10 September, second against Pakistan on 14 September and third against Oman on 19 September. It will be interesting to see how Team India is going to perform in this tournament?
