Why is Litton Das Not Playing Today's Match Against India in Asia Cup?

At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India are playing their second Super 4 match against Bangladesh. Throughout the Asia Cup 2025, India been highly dominant over their opposition. They dominated Pakistan in the Super 4 stage after defeating the UAE, Pakistan, and Oman in the league stage.
However, in their first Super 4 match, Bangladesh overcame Sri Lanka. Either team's victory today would guarantee the winner's final spot.

Additionally, the match will keep the Sri Lankan fans riveted to their TVs. If India defeats Bangladesh, they will officially knock Sri Lanka out of the tournament. Bangladesh chose to bowl after winning the toss. However, instead of Litton Das, Jaker Ali emerged for the toss. It was a huge blow to Bangladesh ahead of this important game.

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Litton Das was ruled out of the Asia Cup Super 4 match against India due to an injury he sustained during practice. Bangladesh's stand-in skipper Jaker Ali confirmed Litton's absence during the toss. It is a huge blow for Bangladesh as he is one of their premier batters in the top order alongside being the captain of the team.

Litton Das had a back injury during training. On the day of the game, he made it to the ground, but was unable to warm-up or practice. Following a brief discussion with the physiotherapist, he returned to the changing room. The Bangladesh captain is among the best wicketkeeper-batsmen in the world, which makes him a crucial player for Bangladesh.

India entered the game with an changed starting line-up, whereas Bangladesh made four changes overall. Before the high-octane match against India,

Litton has been a valuable captain, leading Bangladesh to two significant victories over Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. He also struck a crucial half-century in Bangladesh's opening game against Hong Kong. Since there is no replacement for experience, his absence might affect the team's performance against India.

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In the meantime, there have been four changes to Bangladesh's starting line-up. Parvez Hossain Emon took Litton's spot in the starting lineup, and Taskin Ahmad is left out for the game. Tanzim Hasan Sakib has taken his place for this game. Shoriful Islam has also been replaced by Mohammad Saifuddin in the Playing XI.

Bangladesh's now plays back-to-back games in Super Four. After today's game, they will face Pakistan in the next super four game. The management must have been pushed to rest their bowlers since they would require enough rest to play two back-to-back games. To have an opportunity to advance to the event final, Bangladesh have to win at least one of these matches. However, it won't be easy as the matches are against two of the best cricket teams in the world. If they lose to India, they will have a do or die game against Pakistan on Thursday.

They will hope for Litton to be back for the game against Pakistan as he is one of their key players. After making it to the Super 4 stage, Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka to register an important win. They have been able to win crucial moments so far but the upcoming matches are going to be tough.