For months, the fate of the Asia Cup 2025 hung in the spotlight amid political tensions that stalled India–Pakistan cricket fixtures. Though bilateral clashes remain off the table, the Indian government has now clarified that multinational tournaments like the Asia Cup will go ahead as planned. That means the high-voltage India vs Pakistan showdown on September 14 in Dubai is not going anywhere.
Asia Cup: Format, Schedule and Group Structure
The 17th edition of the Asia Cup T20, organised by the Asian Cricket Council, will be played in the UAE from September 9 to 28. Although India remains the official host. The tournament features eight teams:
- Full ACC members: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
- Qualifiers: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Hong Kong
The format includes an initial group stage followed by a Super Four phase and a final. Matches will be hosted across the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Squads of all teams for Asia Cup 2025
India
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
- Reserves: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Pakistan
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 Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem
Bangladesh
Litton Kumer Das (Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin
- Standby players: Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud
Afghanistan
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, Farik Ahmad Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Reserves: Wafiullah Tarakhal, Nangyal Kharote, Abdullah Ahmadzai
Hong Kong
Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Adil Mehmood, Zeeshan Ali (wk), Ehsan Khan, Anas Khan, Shahid Wasif (wk), Kalhan Challu, Haroon Arshad, Nizakat Khan, Ayush Shukla, Ali Hassan, Nasrulla Rana, Aizaz Khan, Md. Ghazanfar, Martin Coetzee, Ateeq Iqbal, Md. Waheed, Anshuman Rath and Kinchit Shah
Sri Lanka
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
Muhammad Waseem (C), Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Zohaib, Matiullah Khan, Junaid Siddique, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Ethan Dsouza, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Jawadullah, Asif Khan, Aryansh Sharma, Alishan Sharafu, Saghir Khan
Oman
Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedera, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Mohammad Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Samay Shrivastava.
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