Asia Cup 2025 India to Pakistan: All squads announced so far, full schedule, venues and more
Team India became the second team after arch-rivals Pakistan to announce their squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 tournament. The eight-team tournament is set to get underway in UAE from September 9 with neighbours India and Pakistan set to face off in Dubai on September 14.
Defending champions India will be led by Suryakumar Yadav with Shubman Gill being named as his vice-captain. The Indian Test skipper makes a comeback into the T20I format after more than a year's time.
'Like I said, he (Shubman) was (the) vice-captain the last time he played T20 cricket. That was after the last World Cup so even at that point, clearly we were thinking along those lines,' chief selector Ajit Agarkar told the media in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Gill's return makes Sanju Samson's place in the playing 11 also doubtful with the vice-captain set to partner with Abhishek Sharma at the top of the order.
'Sanju was playing because Shubman and Yashasvi were not available at that point (and) so was Abhishek. (But) Abhishek's performances clearly makes it hard to leave him out. Plus, his bowling is handy,' Agarkar said.
'Now that he's available, at least he (Suryakumar) has two options. It's their headache to pick the batting lineup (now); ours was to pick the 15 and so. But we've got some real depth as far as T20 cricket is concerned and we are very happy with it,' he added.
Meanwhile, Pakistan have dropped Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from their squad for the Asia Cup 2025. Both Babar and Rizwan are former T20I captains of Pakistan. Their team will be led by all-rounder Salman Ali Agha, who recently led Pakistan to a 2-1 series win over West Indies. All the squads announced for Asia Cup 2025
Afghanistan: Squad yet to be announced
Bangladesh: Squad yet to be announced
Hong Kong: Squad yet to be announced
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.
Oman: Squad yet to be announced
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 Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.
Sri Lanka: Squad yet to be announced
United Arab Emirates: Squad yet to be announced Asia Cup 2025 full schedule and venues Date Match Stage Time Venue Sept 9 Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Group B 7.30 PM Abu Dhabi Sept 10 India vs UAE Group A 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 11 Bangladesh vs Hong Kong Group B 7.30 PM Abu Dhabi Sept 12 Pakistan vs Oman Group A 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 13 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Group B 7.30 PM Abu Dhabi Sept 14 India vs Pakistan Group A 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 15 UAE vs Oman Group A 3.30 PM Abu Dhabi Sept 15 Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong Group B 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 16 Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Group B 7.30 PM Abu Dhabi Sept 17 Pakistan vs UAE Group A 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 18 Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Group B 7.30 PM Abu Dhabi Sept 19 India vs Oman Group A 7.30 PM Abu Dhabi Sept 20 Group B Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 2 Super 4 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 21 Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group A Qualifier 2 Super 4 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 23 Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 2 Super 4 7.30 PM Abu Dhabi Sept 24 Group B Qualifier 1 vs Group A Qualifier 2 Super 4 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 25 Group A Qualifier 2 vs Group B Qualifier 2 Super 4 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 26 Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 1 Super 4 7.30 PM Dubai Sept 28 Final Final 7.30 PM Dubai
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