The Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 is set to kick off on November 14 at the West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha, featuring eight teams — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, UAE, Hong Kong, and Oman. The tournament will run till November 23, with 15 T20I matches scheduled across the ten-day event.
The teams have been divided into two groups:
- Group A: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong
- Group B: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman
India A Squad
Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir (VC), Suryansh Shedge, Jitesh Sharma (C) (WK), Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Ashutosh Sharma, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Abhisek Porel (WK), Suyash Sharma
Stand-by Players: Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed
Sri Lanka A Squad
Dunith Wellalage (C), Kavindu De Livera, Milan Rathnayaka, Vishen Halambage, Sahan Arachchige, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Nisan Madushka (WK), Ahan Wickramasinghe, Traveen Mathew, Lasith Croospulle, Pramod Madushan, Nuwanidu Fernando, Garuka Sanketh, Ramesh Mendis, Isitha Wijesundara
Bangladesh A Squad
Akbar Ali (C), Mahidul Ankon (WK), Md. Shadin Islam, Md. Habibur Rahman, Tofael Ahmed Rayhan, Zawad Abrar, Yasir Ali, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Gaffar, Jishan Alam, Meherob Hasan, Ariful Islam, Ripon Mondol, Rakibul Hasan, Abu Hidar Rony
Pakistan A Squad
Muhammad Irfan Khan (C), Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Faiq, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Shahzad, Mubasir Khan, Saad Masood, Shahid Aziz, Sufiyan Moqim, Ubaid Shah, Yasir Khan
Afghanistan Squad
Darwish Rasooli (C), Sediq Atal (VC), Zubaid Akbari, Noor Rahman (WK), Imran Mir, Rahmanullah Zadran, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Mohammad Ishaq (WK), Nangyal Kharoti, Farmanullah Safi, Qais Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Sediq Pacha, Yama Arab
The Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 promises to be an exciting platform for emerging talent from across Asia, as nations field their next generation of cricketers ahead of the senior circuit’s competitive calendar.
