The countdown for Asia Cup 2025 has started. The tournament will begin on September 9 and the final will be played on September 28. A total of 8 teams will compete for the title. All the teams are divided into 2 groups of 4 each. India and Pakistan are in the same group. Asia Cup 2025 will be played in the T20 format. This tournament will also help all teams prepare for the T20 World Cup 2026.

On Tuesday, the 15-member Indian team was announced for Asia Cup 2025. Team India is the most successful team in Asia Cup history. India has won 8 out of 16 titles. Sri Lanka has won 6 titles, and Pakistan has won 2.

Both Groups

  • Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman
  • Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong

India’s Schedule in the Asia Cup

  1. September 10: India vs UAE
  2. September 14: India vs Pakistan
  3. September 19: India vs Oman
  4. Asia Cup 2025 Schedule
  5. September 9: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong
  6. September 10: India vs UAE
  7. September 11: Bangladesh vs Hong Kong
  8. September 12: Pakistan vs Oman
  9. September 13: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
  10. September 14: India vs Pakistan
  11. September 15: UAE vs Oman
  12. September 15: Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong
  13. September 16: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
  14. September 17: Pakistan vs UAE
  15. September 18: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
  16. September 19: India vs Oman
  17. Super Four Schedule
  18. September 20: B1 vs B2
  19. September 21: A1 vs A2 (possible India vs Pakistan)
  20. September 23: A2 vs B1
  21. September 24: A1 vs B2
  22. September 25: A2 vs B2
  23. September 26: A1 vs B1
  24. September 28: Final

Indian Team

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh

Standby Players: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Pakistan Team

Salman Ali Agha (captain), 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, Sufian Mokim

Other Teams

Afghanistan: Not announced yet

Bangladesh: Not announced yet

Hong Kong: Not announced yet

Oman: Not announced yet

Sri Lanka: Not announced yet

UAE: Not announced yet