The Asia Cup 2025 is set to begin on Tuesday, September 9, in the UAE, featuring eight teams competing in the T20 format. These teams have been divided into two groups of four. Group A includes the host nation, two strong regional sides, and one emerging team, while Group B consists of the remaining four teams.
With the tournament only a couple of weeks away, several teams have already revealed their squads, including some unexpected selections. Certain experienced players have been left out as teams focus on giving opportunities to younger talent, showing a shift in strategy ahead of the competition.
So far, five of the eight teams have confirmed their squads. The remaining three are expected to announce their line-ups in the coming days.
Full Squads for Asia Cup 2025
Group A:
Pakistan:Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah.
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel.
UAE: To be announced
Oman: To be announced
Group B:
Bangladesh: Litton Das (c), Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin, Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Mujeeb ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen ul Haq , Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Noor Ahmad
Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (c), Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Niazakat Khan Mohammad, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Ateeq ul Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Mohammad Waheed, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan, Adil Mehmood, Haroon Mohammad Arshad, Ali Hassan, Shahid Wasif, Ghazanfar Mohammad
Sri Lanka: To be announced
Overview:
The squads announced so far indicate that cricket boards are increasingly prioritising emerging players and balancing experience with youth for the fast-paced T20 format. Fans can look forward to competitive and high-energy matches in the tournament next month.
