Cricket

Asia Cup 2025: Teams, Group & Squads

by iGK

Modified: September 9, 2025 3:37 PM

It’s that time again-Asia Cup 2025 is almost here, and things already look a bit unpredictable. The tournament line-up seems familiar, but there are some squad choices that might raise eyebrows. While the cricket boards have put forward their strongest teams, fans are still debating over a few surprise picks and who’s been left out. With the groups set and the squads announced, this year’s competition promises a mixed bag, some settled favorites, a few newcomers, and questions that only the cricket can answer. Let’s get into who’s playing, which teams have made the cut, and what their squads look like for the Asia Cup 2025.

Asia Cup 2025 Teams

Group A	Group B
India	Bangladesh
Pakistan	Sri Lanka
United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Afghanistan
Oman	Hong Kong

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Asia Cup 2025 Squad

India Squad for Asia Cup 2025

Role	Players
Batters	Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh
All-rounders	Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel
Wicketkeepers	Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK)
Bowlers	Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana

Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2025

Role	Players
Batters	Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub
Bowlers	Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Mirza, Sufyan Moqim
All-rounders	Salman Ali Agha (c), Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jr
Wicketkeepers	Mohammad Haris (wk)

Bangladesh Squad for Asia Cup 2025

Role	Players
Batters	Litton Das (c), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain
Bowlers	Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin
All-rounders	Shak Mahedi Hasan
Wicketkeepers	Quazi Nurul Hasan

STANDBY (For Asia Cup Only): Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud

Hong Kong (China) Squad for Asia Cup 2025

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

Afghanistan Squad for Asia Cup 2025

Role	Players
Batters	Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal
Bowlers	Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Farid Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
All-rounders	Rashid Khan (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf
Wicketkeepers	Mohammad Ishaq

Oman Squad for Asia Cup 2025

Role	Players
Batters	Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Ashish Odedera, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah
All-rounders	Aamir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Nadeem Khan
Bowlers	Faisal Shah, Mohammad Imran, Shakeel Ahmad, Samay Shrivastava
Wicketkeepers	Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf

Sri Lanka Squad for Asia Cup 2025

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

UAE Squad for Asia Cup 2025

Role	Players
Batters	Muhammad Waseem (capt), Alishan Sharafu, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan
All-rounders	Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq
Bowlers	Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib
Wicketkeepers	Aryansh Sharma, Rahul Chopra