India have opted for rotation in their final group-stage clash at the Asia Cup 2025 in Abu Dhabi, resting Jasprit Bumrah and handing opportunities to others ahead of another high-voltage Pakistan encounter. Suryakumar Yadav, leading the side, won the toss and chose to bat first.The big change is the absence of Bumrah, with Harshit Rana coming in to strengthen the pace attack alongside Arshdeep Singh, who finally gets a game in this campaign. The left-arm seamer, sitting on 99 T20I wickets, has been waiting in the wings and walked out early for drills.India’s playing XI also sees Sanju Samson take the gloves as wicketkeeper, with the batting order stacked with youngsters like Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Shivam Dube alongside senior pros Suryakumar, Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel. Kuldeep Yadav, in red-hot form with back-to-back Player of the Match awards, continues to lead the spin department.Despite the dead-rubber tag, India are keen to maintain momentum and test their bench strength before tougher challenges ahead.For Oman, this fixture is historic. They will face India for the first time in international cricket, and despite being out of contention, the chance to test themselves against the reigning world champions is significant.Oman’s bowling has shown promise, restricting opponents to competitive totals, but their batting struggles continue with no standout performance yet. Against India’s varied attack, they’ll need a collective effort to stay in the contest.India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep YadavOman (Playing XI): Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh(c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla(w), Shah Faisal, Zikria Islam, Aryan Bisht, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Shrivastava, Jiten Ramanandi
