After the end of the grueling England tour earlier this month, Team India are enjoying a break and their next assignment is the Asia Cup 2025, slated to get underway on September 9.

For the continental showpiece, the 15-member Indian squad will assemble in Dubai on September 4, news agency PTI reported.

According to the report, players will reach Dubai in a staggered manner from their respective locations, unlike other occasions when the team would first assemble in Mumbai before departure.

The decision has reportedly been made keeping logistics in mind and also to ensure travelling convenience of the players.

"All the players will arrive in Dubai by the evening of September 4, and the first nets session will be held on September 5 at the ICC Academy. Factoring in logistical convenience, the players will be allowed to fly into Dubai from their respective cities," a senior BCCI official told PTI on the condition of anonymity.

"Obviously, a few will travel from Mumbai, but asking some of the others to first come to Mumbai and then fly to Dubai doesn't make sense. In any case, Dubai is a short-duration flight compared to other international flights," he added.

The Men in Blue will open their Asia Cup campaign against the UAE on September 10 before facing arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on September 14. Their third Group A fixture will be against Oman on September 19, before the Super Four round.

Among the Asia Cup-bound cricketers, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana are currently featuring in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal for North Zone against East Zone while Kuldeep Yadav is playing for Central Zone against North East Zone.

As per the report, the official replied in negative when asked whether Prasidh Krishna or Washington Sundar, who are among the standbys, would travel with the main squad as net bowlers.

(With PTI Inputs)