- By Vishal Pushkar
- Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:04 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
After India announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup Rising Stars last week, Pakistan named their respective contingent for the upcoming men's Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament to be held in Doha later this month. PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) has named white-ball discard Muhammad Irfan Khan as captain, who will lead a young 15-member squad in the tournament.
Contrary to 2023 and 2024, only three players who have represented Pakistan in the Senior Team have been named in the squad among the likes of Irfan, spinner Sufiyan Muqeem, and fast bowler Ahmed Daniyal.
The other players have featured in under-19, Shaheens, or domestic circuits, or in the flagship T20 league - PSL.
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The blockbuster contest between bitter rivals Pakistan and India will take place on November 16. Other than both these sides, eight teams are competing in the tournament from November 14 to 23.
Pakistan Shaheens are placed in Group ‘B' alongside Oman, India ‘A' and UAE, while Afghanistan ‘A', Bangladesh ‘A', Hong Kong and Sri Lanka ‘A' are placed in Group ‘A'.
Pakistan will play their opening match of the T20 tournament against Oman on November 14, before taking on India ‘A' on November 16. Shaheens' final group match will be against UAE on November 18.
Pakistan Shaheens 15-member squad: Muhammad Irfan Khan (captain), 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 and Yasir Khan.
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India A’s squad for Rising Stars Asia Cup: 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.
Inputs from PTI
