Get yourselves prepared for a high cricket season as the Asia Cup 2025 gets underway in the UAE! A total of eight teams will face each other, from teams such as India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to high challengers like Oman and Hong Kong. A special excitement surrounds this year’s edition with new captains, fresh faces, and some unexpected choices hogging the limelight even before the first delivery is taken. Here is a glance at the complete rosters of all teams participating in this thrilling tournament.
Asia Cup 2025 cricket teams and squads
India Asia Cup 2025 squad
The Indian cricket team is headed by Suryakumar Yadav, with vice-captain Shubman Gill.
- Batters: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk)
- All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Tilak Varma
- Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana
Reserves: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 squad
- Batters: Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub
- All-rounders: Salman Ali Agha (c), Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz
- Wicketkeepers: Mohammad Haris (wk)
- Bowlers: Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim
Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2025 squad
- Batters: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamil Mishara
- All-rounders: Charith Asalanka (c), Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne
- Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana
Bangladesh Asia Cup 2025 squad
- Batters: Litton Das (c, wk), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik
- All-rounders: Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed
- Bowlers: Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin
Afghanistan Asia Cup 2025 squad
- Batters: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Ishaq
- All-rounders: Rashid Khan (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf
- Bowlers: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Farid Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Hong Kong Asia Cup 2025 squad
- Batters: Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Niazakat Khan Mohammad, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Kinchit Shah, Shahid Wasif
- All-rounders: Nasrulla Rana, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Ateeq ul Rehman Iqbal, Adil Mehmood, Haroon Mohammad Arshad, Ali Hassan, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan
- Wicketkeepers: Shahid Wasif, Zeeshan Ali (if primarily WK – you can confirm)
- Bowlers: Mohammad Waheed
Oman Asia Cup 2025 squad
- Batters: Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah
- All-rounders: Ashish Odedera, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammed Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmad
- Bowlers: Muhammed Imran, Samay Shrivastava
UAE Asia Cup 2025 squad
- Batters: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Rahul Chopra
- All-rounders: Harshit Kaushik, Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan
- Bowlers: Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib
With new players stepping in and fresh faces lighting up the field, this season could spark exciting rivalries, shake up player rankings, and who knows, maybe we’ll even witness a brand-new champion lifting the Asia Cup!
FAQs for Asia Cup 2025
Who is hosting the Asia Cup in 2025?
This year, the Asia Cup is being held in the UAE (Dubai & Abu Dhabi). Originally, the host of the tournament was India, but due to tensions between India and Pakistan, the venue has been shifted to the UAE.
Will Virat play in the Asia Cup 2025?
No, Virat Kohli won’t be playing in the Asia Cup 2025. He, along with Rohit Sharma, has retired from the format since the big T20 World Cup win in 2024.
Where is the Asia Cup India squad 2025?
The Indian squad was announced officially, with Suyakumar Yadav as the captain and Shubhman Gill as vice-captain.
Where streaming Asia Cup 2025?
In India, the Asia Cup 2025 will be streaming live on Sony Liv, and the live matches will broadcast on Sony Sports Channels.
