Today, the 17th edition of the Asia Cup will begin with Afghanistan vs Hong Kong match. Both these teams are in Pool ‘B’, in which they are with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. India, Pakistan, Oman and UAE Group ‘A’ are included. India’s first match is with UAE on Wednesday. This season, an Indian -origin player Anshuman Rath is being discussed, whose father had moved from Bhubaneswar to Hong Kong. He will play in the Asia Cup under the captaincy of a Pakistani -origin player.

Anshuman Rath will play under the captaincy of Pakistani -origin captain Yasim Murtaza, he can bat well for the team with Babur. Babar Azam is not being talked about here, but this player is Babur Hayat. He is part of the Hong Kong team. Talking about the captain of this team Murtaza, he was born in Sialkot in 1990.

How did Hong Kong reach Anshuman Rath’s family

Anshuman is currently part of the Hong Kong team. He has also captained this team. He is a wicket -keeper batsman, and he also has a big contribution in this team reaching the Asia Cup 2025.

The cricketer’s father went to Hong Kong to trade with India in late 1990 and settled there. Anshuman was born on 5 November 1997 in Hong Kong. He started playing cricket from the age of 4.

Anshuman Rath’s cricket career

Anshuman made an international debut for Hong Kong in 2014, it was an ODI match and a year after that he made his T20 International debut. He has played 68 T20 international matches, in which he has scored 1824 runs. Their strike rate is 121.76 and average is 30.40. He has scored 1 century and 9 half -centuries in this format. Apart from this, he has 828 runs in 18 ODIs.

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Today clash with Afghanistan

Today, the first match of Asia Cup 2025 is Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, which will start at 8 pm at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The live broadcast of the match will be on Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be on Sony Live App and website.

Hong Kong Squad in Asia Cup 2025

Yasim Murtaza (Captain), Babur Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Niazakat Khan Mohammed, Nasrullah Rana, Martin Koetzi, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Mark Chaallu, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Atik ul Rahman Iqbal, Khidi Shah, Ali Hasan, Shahid Vasif, Ghaznafar Mohammad, Mohammad Mohammad, Mohammad Mohammad, Mohammad Vaid, etc.