The Asia Cup 2025 pass is coming, and like every time, claims have started from Pakistan to defeat Team India. This time this claim has been made by Pakistan team’s high-performance director Aqib Javed, who believes that without Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan Squad Asia Cup can beat India.

For the last four times, Pakistan team has not been able to beat India in multi-hold tournaments. These four necklaces of the Pak team, 2023 Asia Cup, 2023 ODI World Cup, 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy have come. The Pakistan Squad selected for the Asia Cup does not have big names like Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Nasim Shah and Shadab Khan.

Team India received threats

Aqib Javed announced the Pak team for the Asia Cup. While announcing the squad, he said, “This team has the ability to defeat India in the Asia Cup. Whether you believe or not, India vs Pakistan is the biggest match in world cricket. Everyone knows this. Our squad can beat any team. Every player is ready.”

If there is an India vs Pakistan match in the Asia Cup, then it will not be just a cricket match. In fact, this will be the first time that the cricket team of both countries will be face to face after Operation Sindoor, which was run by the Indian Army after the Pahalgam terror attack. For these reasons, especially this Indo-Pak match will be associated with the feelings of Indian fans.

When will India-Pakistan match be held?

India and Pakistan are placed in Group A of Asia Cup 2025, in which Oman and UAE are also present. Team India and Pakistan are scheduled to fight on 14 September. If both teams qualify for the Super-4 phase, then their second match can be played in the Asia Cup on 21 September.

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The Asia Cup schedule has been released, Pakistan Squad Players List Asia Cup has also been revealed. Now waiting for Indian Squad and 14 September, because India vs Pakistan (India vs Pakistan Asia Cup) will be played in the same day. Team India has not been announced yet, but PCB has given a place to 5 such young players in the Pak team, who can play against India for the first time and also prove to be a big threat.

These 5 players will play against India for the first time

The first name of them is Chinaman spinner Sufiyan Mukim, who has taken 21 wickets in 13 matches so far. Abu Dhabi and Dubai’s pitch are helpful for spinners, if Mukim is able to take full advantage of the conditions, then they can become a big threat to all other teams not only in India but also in the Asia Cup.

-The left -handed Pakistani fast bowlers have often proved to be a nightmare for the Indian batsmen. Mohammad Aamir says, take the name of Wasim Akram or Shaheen Afridi had broken the back of Team India in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Now Salman Mirza is going to join this list, who has not only pace but also amazing variations. In a match of the Global Super League, he surprised the world with his talent by doing an over medan in the death overs.

Hasan Nawaz is a middle order batsman, he has made international debut for Pakistan this year. Most in big shots, it is a result of this that he has hit 19 fours and 27 sixes in the career of 14 T20 matches so far. His strike rate in T20 is more than 175. Indian bowlers may have to struggle hard to get rid of their hitting power. He is also the batsman to score the most runs (339) for Pakistan in 2025 so far.

Sahibzada Farhan returned to Pakistan’s T20 team in 2024 and since then he is getting opportunities as openers. In the year 2025 so far, he has scored 229 runs in 6 T20 innings including three half -centuries. His strike rate is 145 and he can work to make the Pak team a fast start in the Asia Cup.

-The last and most important name in the list is Captain Salman Aga. Under his captaincy, Pakistan has so far won 2 out of four T20 series. Salman has so far scored 330 runs in 14 T20 matches in 2025. He needs to improve his 130 strike rate, but his average of around 37 can prove to be a very important aspect for Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

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Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the Pak team for the Asia Cup 2025. Salman Ali Aga will be the captain, while the PCB has shocked Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. A total of 8 teams will be participating in the tournament, meanwhile, everyone’s eyes will also be on BCCI, which players they give place in the Indian squad. Know here when will the BCCI announce the squad for the Asia Cup?

When will Team India announce?

The Indian Squad for the Asia Cup 2025 will be announced on Tuesday, August 19, which can include many shocking names. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar will announce the Indian squad by holding a press conference. Suryakumar Yadav will be seen captaining, which other players will get a place in the team, this selection committee has to decide. But according to some reports, Ajit Agarkar -led selection committee is considering keeping some big names out of the squad.

Many big questions in front of selectors

There are many big questions before the selectors to choose the Indian squad for the Asia Cup. The first question is that Shubman Gill is really made the vice -captain of the T20 team, then what will happen to the current Vice Captain Akshar Patel. Is Patel’s demonstration going to be done? The second big question is that Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal are brought into the team, then which players will be excluded from Team India, who performed brilliantly in the last one year.

Another big question is the availability of Jaspreet Bumrah. According to reports, Bumrah is believed to play in the Asia Cup, but the Test series against the West Indies to be held in October and then the ODI series against Australia is not far away. The question is whether Bumrah will be able to withstand so much workload that he can play against Australia and West Indies after the Asia Cup.

India’s possible squad for Asia Cup: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumra, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana/Famous Krishna, Jitesh Sharma/Dhruv Jurlel

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