India has been awarded the hosting rights for the Asia Cup 2025. However, due to heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following "Operation Sindoor," the tournament will be held at a neutral venue in the UAE.
Sports News: All eight teams have announced their squads for the T20 Asia Cup 2025. This tournament was scheduled to be hosted by India, but due to the strained relations between India and Pakistan after the recent "Operation Sindoor," the tournament will be organized at a neutral venue in the UAE. Considering the preparations for the T20 World Cup 2026, the Asia Cup will be played in the T20 format.
A total of eight teams will participate in this tournament, including teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, UAE, and Oman. The tournament has been divided into two groups, with four teams in each group.
The Indian team is captained by Suryakumar Yadav, with Shubman Gill serving as the vice-captain. The Indian squad includes several young players who have performed well in domestic cricket and the IPL. Star bowler Jasprit Bumrah has also made a return to T20s. The Indian squad appears balanced this time, and fans have high expectations from the team.
Captains of All Teams
- India - Suryakumar Yadav
- Pakistan - Salman Ali Agha
- Sri Lanka - Charith Asalanka
- Afghanistan - Rashid Khan
- Bangladesh - Litton Das
- UAE - Mohammad Waseem
- Hong Kong - Yasim Murtaza
- Oman - Jatinder Singh
Squads of All Teams
India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, and Rinku Singh.
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, and Sufiyan Moqeem.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sadequllah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Allah Gazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Bangladesh: Litton Das (Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Kazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Sheikh Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Saif Uddin.
Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (Captain), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Nizakat Khan Mohammad, Nasrullah Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Mark Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aijaz Khan, Ateeq-ul-Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Adit Mahmood, Haroon Mohammad Arshad, Ali Hassan, Shahid Wasif, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Mohammad Waheed, Anas Khan, and Ehsan Khan.
Oman: Jatinder Singh (Captain), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufiyan Yusuf, Aashish Odedara, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufiyan Mahmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonawale, Zikria Islam, Hasnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Mohammad Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, and Sameer Shrivastava.
UAE Team: Mohammad Waseem (Captain), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D'Souza, Haider Ali, Harshith Kaushik, Junaid Siddiqui, Mateen Khan, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Jawadullah, Mohammad Jawad, Rahul Chopra (Wicketkeeper), Rohid Khan, Simranjit Singh, and Sagheer Khan.
Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (Captain), Kusal Mendis (Wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera, and Binura Fernando.
Full Schedule of Asia Cup 2025
- September 9: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong
- September 10: India vs UAE
- September 11: Bangladesh vs Hong Kong
- September 12: Pakistan vs Oman
- September 13: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
- September 14: India vs Pakistan
- September 15: Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong
- September 15: UAE vs Oman
- September 16: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
- September 17: Pakistan vs UAE
- September 18: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
- September 19: India vs Oman
Super Four Schedule
- September 20: B1 vs B2
- September 21: A1 vs A2
- September 23: A2 vs B1
- September 24: A1 vs B2
- September 25: A2 vs B2
- September 26: A1 vs B1
The final match will be played on September 28 between the top two teams from the Super-4 points table.
