India suffered a major blow ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 final as all-rounder Hardik Pandya missed the summit clash due to a niggle. Known for his clutch performances in big matches, India have huge shoes to fill in the final against arch-rivals Pakistan.

India made three changes to their playing XI as they brought in Rinku Singh in place of Pandya and also brought back fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah into the team. Apart from that, the management also included Shivam Dube in the team and dropped Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh.

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However, India’s team combination didn’t go down well with the fans, who criticised the management for going in wi

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