Asia Cup 2025: Full Players List And Squads of All Teams. The 2025 Asia Cup will commence on September 9 in the United Arab Emirates, featuring eight teams competing in a T20 format. With the tournament fast approaching, we look at the full squads of each team.
India
India is led by Suryakumar Yadav with Shubman Gill as vice-captain. This tournament will be the first without key players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who have both retired from T20 cricket post-India’s win at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup.
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, and Sanju Samson (wk).
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Pakistan
Pakistan will be led by Salman Ali Agha and will showcase a combination of experience and new talent.
Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Sufiyan Muqeem.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, led by Charith Asalanka, will look to win their seventh Asia Cup title and has included some key players, including Wanindu Hasaranga, who has recovered from injury.
Charith Asalanka (c), Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dunith Wellalage, Kusal Perera (wk), Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando.
Bangladesh will be led by Litton Das.
Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera (wicketkeeper), Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan will have Rashid Khan as captain with some key players in their squad, such as Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong will have Yasim Murtaza as captain and have a mix of experienced players and young players.
Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali (wk), Nizakat Khan Mohammad, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Ateeq ul Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah (wk), Adil Mehmood, Haroon Arshad Mohammad, Ali Hassan, Shahid Wasif (wk), Mohammad Ghazanfar, Mohammad Waheed, Anas Khan, and Ehsan Khan.
Oman
Oman’s squad is captained by Jatinder Singh, with a plan to develop young players alongside experienced players.
Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza (wk), Vinayak Shukla (wicketkeeper), Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedara, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammed Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Shah, Faisal Shah, Muhammed Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, and Samay Shrivastava.
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UAE
The UAE squad, led by Muhammad Waseem, has two new additions as it prepares for the challenges that await it in Group A.
Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Waseem (captain), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, and Saghir Khan.
The tournament starts on September 9, and fans can expect exciting matches and fierce rivalries. The group stage and Super Four rounds will finish on September 28 with the final, providing a thrilling end to the Asia Cup 2025.
