Asia Cup 2025 / All 8 teams announced for Asia Cup, know their captains and their full squads

India got the hosting rights of Asia Cup 2025, but due to tension in Indo-Pak relations, the tournament will be held in UAE. It will be played in T20 format and eight teams will participate. The Indian team will be captained by Suryakumar Yadav, while Shubman Gill will be the vice-captain. The final will be played on 28 September.

Asia Cup 2025: India was awarded the hosting rights for the Asia Cup 2025, but due to the tension that arose between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor, the tournament will now be held at a neutral venue — the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Considering preparations for the T20 World Cup 2026, this edition of the Asia Cup will be played in the T20 format. A total of 8 teams will participate: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, UAE, and Oman.

Tournament Format

All 8 teams have been divided into two groups, each consisting of 4 teams. After the group stage, the top four teams will qualify for the Super Four, from where the best two will face each other in the final. The final match will be played on 28 September 2025.

Indian Team and Captaincy

The Indian team will be led by Suryakumar Yadav, with Shubman Gill as the vice-captain. Alongside experienced players, youngsters who have performed well in domestic cricket and the IPL have also been included. Jasprit Bumrah’s return to the T20 format is seen as a major boost for India.

India’s Squad:

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain)
Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain)
Abhishek Sharma
Tilak Varma
Hardik Pandya
Shivam Dube
Jitesh Sharma
Axar Patel
Jasprit Bumrah
Varun Chakravarthy
Arshdeep Singh
Kuldeep Yadav
Sanju Samson
Harshit Rana
Rinku Singh

Captains of Other Teams

India – Suryakumar Yadav
Pakistan – Salman Ali Agha
Sri Lanka – Charith Asalanka
Afghanistan – Rashid Khan
Bangladesh – Liton Das
UAE – Mohammad Waseem
Hong Kong – Yasim Murtaza
Oman – Jatinder Singh

Squads of Other Teams

Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (C), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sedikullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Bangladesh: Liton Das (C), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Kazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Sheikh Mahedi, Shafiquluddin.

Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (C), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Nizakat Khan Mohammad, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Mark Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Ateeq Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Adil Mahmood, Haroon Arshad, Ali Hasan, Shahid Wasif, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Mohammad Waheed, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan.

Oman: Jatinder Singh (C), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufiyan Yusuf, Ashish Odedera, Amir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufiyan Mahmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonawale, Zakaria Islam, Hasnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Mohammad Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Srivastava.

UAE: Mohammad Waseem (C), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (WK), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddiqui, Matiullah Khan, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Jawadullah, Mohammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (WK), Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Sagheer Khan.

Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (C), Kusal Mendis (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesa Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando.