Team India Faces Key Worry Ahead of Asia Cup Final: “It Is an Odd Phase”

Former player Atul Wassan has expressed worry over one particular aspect of Team India’s performance in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025.

Atul Wassan Praises India’s Dominance in Asia Cup

Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan lauded for their commanding performance in the ongoing T20 Asia Cup, saying no team comes close to matching them. has already secured a spot in the Asia Cup finals after victories over Pakistan and Bangladesh. They will face Sri Lanka, which has been eliminated following two losses, to finish the Super Four stage undefeated and carry full momentum into the final.

Speaking to ANI, Wassan said, “The campaign in the Asia Cup is exactly as we had imagined. The way we are dominating. So I feel that the Indian team has all kinds of core competencies, and I don’t think any team is around India.”

Wassan Raises Concerns Over Dropped Catches in Asia Cup

Former cricketer Aakash Wassan expressed concern over the Indian team’s struggles with catching in the ongoing T20 Asia Cup, noting that dropped catches are a significant issue.

In the last two Super Fours fixtures, Indian fielders struggled under the lights in Dubai. During the six-wicket win over Pakistan, four dropped catches and a couple of fielding errors highlighted India’s inconsistent effort.

“Yes, there is a little concern that the catches are dropping a little more, in my opinion, because a top-class team does not leave so many catches so regularly. Sometimes there is a bad game, and it happens with Australia and South Africa also. But I have not seen so many catches dropping so regularly. Maybe I can say that it is an odd phase,” Wassan said.

The pattern continued on Wednesday, with Bangladesh’s Saif Hassan receiving four lifelines after being dropped on scores of 40, 65, 66, and 67. On the fifth opportunity, Axar Patel finally dismissed him for 69(51) off Jasprit Bumrah in the 19th over.

So far in the tournament, has dropped 12 catches and has a fielding efficiency of 67.5 per cent, the second-lowest among all participating nations.

India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson(w), Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma.

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