The Ajit Agarkar-led senior men’s selection committee met at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday, August 19, to pick India’s 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025, which is set to be played from September 9 to 28. In the team picked for the premier continental event, Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav managed to find their names, but there was no place for many top performers for IPL 2025. Here’s a look at 8 IPL 2025 stars who deserved a place in the side.

B Sai Sudharsan played 15 matches for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025 and scored 759 runs to win the Orange Cap. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

In 17 matches of IPL 2025 for Punjab Kings, Rs 26.75 crore signee Shreyas Iyer amassed a total of 604 runs. He also led PBKS to the IPL final. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

Yashasvi Jaiswal played all 14 league matches for Rajasthan Royals and scored 559 runs with a strike rate of 159.71. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

KL Rahul played 13 matches in IPL 2025 for Delhi Capitals and scored 539 runs. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

Prasidh Krishna won the Purple Cap in IPL 2025. He dismissed 25 batters in 15 matches for Gujarat Titans. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

Krunal Pandya played a big role in RCB’s IPL 2025 title win. He played 15 matches and dismissed 17 batters in addition to scoring 109 runs in seven innings. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

Mohammed Siraj led GT’s bowling attack and finished with 16 wickets in 15 matches of IPL 2025. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

R Sai Kishore was GT’s premier spinner in IPL 2025. He played 15 matches and picked up 19 wickets. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)