India’s wicketkeeper batter Jitesh Sharma is not playing the Super Fours Match 2 of the Asia Cup 2025. Read on to find out the reason behind his absence.

Why is Jitesh Sharma not playing?
Jitesh Sharma is not playing for the Super Fours Match 2 in Dubai. Jitesh has been in good form and was a strong contender for the wicketkeeper-batter spot. However, the team decided to go with Samson for this match.

“We’ll bowl first. Looks like a nice track, and yesterday there was dew. Since the first round, we were thinking we’re playing a knockout tournament; nothing has changed. That was a completely different wicket (in Abu Dhabi). Quite normal, just another game. Bumrah and Varun come back for Arshdeep and Harshit,” said India captain Suryakumar Yadav

Jitesh’s T20I Career
Jitesh Sharma made his T20I debut for India on 3 October 2023 against Nepal. In 9 T20I matches, he has scored 100 runs from 7 innings, averaging 14.28, with a top score of 35. He has faced 68 balls, striking at approximately 147.06.

Behind the stumps, he has made 3 catches and 1 stumping in T20Is. His role has largely been as a wicket-keeper batter, with promise in finishing lower-order innings, but he has yet to register a fifty or century at this level.