Asia Cup 2025: Team Wise Squad & Player List

The 17th edition of the Asia Cup 2025 is just around the corner, starting on September 9. This time, eight teams will participate in the tournament, divided into two groups. The tournament will continue up to September 28. The format of the tournament is simple: the top two teams from each group will form the Super 4, where they'll clash against each other.

Later, the final will be played between the top two teams in that group. The internet is buzzing with excitement as the arch-rivals India and Pakistan are placed in the same group. This means that they'll play against each other once, and if they qualify for the Super 4, they are likely to meet again.

Asia Cup 2025 Teams

This makes the contest even more thrilling for the fans. The ongoing rivalry between the two teams is ages old, and any game between the two is always electrifying and interesting to watch. Meanwhile, Group A consists of India, Pakistan, the UAE, and Oman. In Group B, there are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong. The United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Hong Kong are the teams that finished in the top three in the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup, while the rest of the teams are full members of the Asian Cricket Council.

Since India are the defending champion, they'll be the tournament favorites. However, the new teams will get a good stage to perform and showcase their talent to the cricket world. Some intriguing matches are likely to take place, so the fans will get three weeks of edge-of-the-seat action. This time, the Asia Cup 2025 will be played in the T20 format, which will be like a vital preparation stage for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026.

Asia Cup 2025 Squads

Ahead of the beginning of the Asia Cup 2025, the ACC has released the schedule and venues. India is the official host of the tournament, but the matches will be held in the UAE. Here are the Asia Cup 2025 squads of all the participating teams.

India Squad For Asia Cup 2025

Team India is to be led by Suryakumar Yadav, one of the best T20 batters of this generation, with Shubman Gill as his deputy. There are some regular players like Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, and Sanju Samson who have made it to the squad. Indian players have been in incredible form, so it will be interesting to see how the tournament goes for them.

Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Pakistan Squad For Asia Cup 2025

The Men in Green will miss the services of their vice-captain, Shadab Khan, as he is ruled out of the Asia Cup 2025. The team is likely to be led by Salman Ali Agha. The big names of Pakistan cricket, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, have not been included in the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup 2025.

Salman Ali Agha (c), Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Saim Ayub, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza.

Bangladesh Squad For Asia Cup 2025

Bangladesh is to be led by Litton Das in the upcoming tournament. He has performed well in the previous series, so the board has shown confidence in him for the Asia Cup as well. Moreover, Jaker Ali is the second wicket-keeper for the team after Litton. The team has some exciting talents, and they are be confident after their recent series win over Pakistan.

Litton Das (c & wk), Jaker Ali (wk), Nurul Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan.

Afghanistan Squad For Asia Cup 2025

Afghanistan will be led by their talismanic cricketer, Rashid Khan, who is one of the best bowlers in the world in this format. Apart from him. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi, and Azmatullah Omarzai are some of the best players in the team. They are quite experienced, and since they will be playing against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the group stage, the matches will be super exciting and thrilling for the fans to watch.

Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Farid Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Sri Lanka Squad For Asia Cup 2025

Charith Asalanka will lead Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2025. The team has some good players, including Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, and many more. Their performance has been quite good in the previous series. SL have a great track record in Asia Cups and they will be aiming to continue their good run.

Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana

UAE Squad For Asia Cup 2025

UAE will have the experienced Muhammad Waseem as their captain for the Asia Cup. He is an experienced player and led the team in the last series as well. Waseem is an excellent batter and has a strike rate of 155.16 in T20Is. This will be his test as the UAE will clash against the likes of India and Pakistan in the league stage.

Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D'Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan.

Hong Kong Squad For Asia Cup 2025

Hong Kong has appointed Yasim Murtaza as its captain for the tournament. He is an outstanding all-rounder and has led the team well in the past. Moreover, wicketkeeper Zeeshan Ali is their key player for the Asia Cup. The eyes are also on the experienced offspinner Ehsan Khan, who has been with the team for numerous years.

Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Niazakat Khan Mohammad, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Ateeq ul Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Adil Mehmood, Haroon Mohammad Arshad, Ali Hassan, Shahid Wasif, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Mohammad Waheed, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan.

Oman Squad For Asia Cup 2025

Oman qualified for the Asia Cup by finishing runners-up in the ACC Premier Cup 2024. Jatinder Singh will be leading the side, which has a good blend of youth and experience. The T20 format suits them, and they will be aiming to surprise the big teams here.

Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedera, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammed Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Muhammed Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Samay Shrivastava.