19-year-old Sameer Minhas, who played a match-winning inning of 172 runs for Pakistan in the final of the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup, remains in the headlines. Fans are curious to know about his religion. At the same time, he is also being linked with BCCI President Mithun Manhas on social media.

Let us tell you that young right-handed batsman Sameer Minhas completed a century in just 71 balls in the final of the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup against India. He played a brilliant inning of 172 runs in just 113 balls. During this period, 11 fours and 8 sixes came from his bat. Before the final, Sameer Minhas had played a strong inning of 69 not out in the semi-final. He also scored a record 177 runs in his first match of the tournament.

Who is Sameer Minhas?

Sameer Minhas was born on 2 December 1986 in Multan, Pakistan. His elder brother Arfat Minhas is also a cricketer. Arafat Minhas has played four T20 Internationals for Pakistan. He is one year older than Sameer. Arfat Minhas played for Pakistan in the Under-19 World Cup. Sameer has now made a distinct identity in Pakistan cricket. Soon he can also step into international cricket. Along with strong batting, Sameer also bowls leg break.

What is Sameer Minhas’s religion?

Sameer Minhas is a Muslim cricketer from Pakistan. However, he comes from Rajput community. If we look at their history, they are considered Suryavanshi Rajputs. People of this community write surname Manhas and Minhas. Many people of this community live in India. There are a large number of people of this community in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir in India. Whereas in Pakistan too, their number is quite large in Punjab and PoK. Earlier all of them lived in India, but after independence, when partition took place, many Muslim Rajputs went and settled in Pakistan.

The Minhas community is associated with the Rajput dynasty and is related to the Dogra dynasty. In different regions they are also known as Minhas, Manhas or Minhaj. Historically, they are considered Suryavanshi Rajputs.

Know what is Sameer Minhas’s connection with BCCI President Mithun Manhas?

BCCI President Mithun Manhas also belongs to this community. Although Mithun is a Hindu Rajput, BCCI President Mithun Manhas also belongs to the Rajput Manhas clan. Before becoming BCCI President, Mithun Manhas has served Indian cricket in coaching and administrative positions. He has also played in IPL for a long time.

There is great news for the Under-19 players of Pakistan cricket team. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced to give a special cash prize of one crore Pakistani rupees to all the players of his country’s Under-19 Asia Cup winning team on Monday, December 22, 2025. Pakistan’s youth team won its first title by defeating India by 191 runs in the final match played in Dubai on Sunday, 21 December. Sharif made this announcement at a welcome ceremony organized for the team and its support staff in Islamabad.

Team mentor and manager Sarfaraz Ahmed gave a statement

After the welcome ceremony held in Islamabad, team mentor and manager Sarfaraz Ahmed told the media that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced a cash prize of Rs 1 crore for each player. Earlier, according to reports, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi had announced a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh each for the players of the junior team that won the Asia Cup.

Sameer Minhas was the hero of the victory against India

In the final match of Under-19 Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan defeated the Indian team by a margin of 191 runs. The hero of Pakistan’s victory was Sameer Minhas, who played an excellent inning of 172 runs in 113 balls with the help of 9 sixes and 17 fours. In bowling for Pakistan, Ali Raza bowled brilliantly and took 4 important wickets for 42 runs in 6.2 overs. Apart from Ali, Mohammad Sayyam, Abdul Subhan and Huzaifa Ehsan also took 2 wickets each.

BCCI sought answers after the defeat from Pakistan

BCCI is looking strict after India’s embarrassing defeat to Pakistan in the Under-19 Asia Cup. This time BCCI will not depend only on the written report of the team manager. BCCI has asked for direct talks with head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar and captain Ayush Mhatre and answers on their performance in the final match.

Sameer Minhas, the young batsman of Pakistan Under-19 cricket team, has become a topic of discussion in the cricket world these days. His historic innings played against India in the final of Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 made him a star overnight. In this match, Sameer scored 172 runs in 113 balls and played an important role in giving Pakistan a big win by 191 runs.

Sameer’s batting in the final was completely one-sided. His innings included 17 fours and 9 sixes. He took Pakistan to a big total of 347 runs. In reply, the Indian team was reduced to 156 runs. Sameer’s bat performed well throughout the tournament and he scored a total of 484 runs. His consistency and aggressive style made him the biggest star of the tournament.

Sameer’s family is connected to cricket

Sameer Minhas is a resident of Multan city of Pakistan. He is an opening batsman and also bowls leg-break bowling when needed. He started playing cricket at the age of just nine. After this, he has played for Pakistan at Under-13 and Under-16 level. Sameer’s family has also been associated with cricket. His elder brother Arafat Minhas has represented Pakistan in T20 as a spin bowler. At the same time, his father Kashif Minhas has also played Under-19 cricket during his time.

Why was there a debate on religion?

After his brilliant performance in the Asia Cup, Sameer Minhas’s name was in the news not only for cricket reasons but also because of his surname. Many people raised questions about his religion. Actually, ‘Minhas’ are a community which is found in both India and Pakistan. In India, people with this name are associated with Hindu and Sikhism, whereas Minhas families living in Pakistan are Muslims. Sameer Minhas belongs to a Muslim family of Pakistan and follows the religion of Islam.

Hope for the future with records

Sameer Minhas holds the record of playing the highest individual innings in the final of Under-19 Asia Cup. Apart from this, he also became the highest run scorer in the same Under-19 Asia Cup. He scored 471 runs in 5 matches at an average of 157, which is a big achievement.

On the basis of his brilliant performance, Sameer Minhas is being considered as the future of Pakistan cricket. If his form continues, he may soon be seen in the senior team as well.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a special cash prize of Rs 10 million (PKR) for the members of the U19 Asia Cup champion team. Pakistan had registered a spectacular victory against Team India captained by Ayush Mhatre in the final played on Sunday.

The cash prize money was announced by the Prime Minister of Pakistan at a reception held for the team and officials in Islamabad. He also praised the performance of the team. Team mentor and manager Sarfaraz Ahmed told the media after the reception that the Prime Minister has announced a cash reward of Rs 10 million (about US$36,000) for each player.

Every player got Rs 1 crore each

Pakistani Prime Minister announced a prize money of Rs 1 crore (Pakistani Rupee) for each player, in Indian currency, each player has received around Rs 32 lakh.

Sarfaraz said that he is enjoying working with a group of talented players who have a great future in the game. Head coach Shahid Anwar attributed the victory to the long process of selecting the team and giving each player a lot of experience in 50-over cricket.

Anwar said, “This process started in June, when we selected about 70 players after the trials and then reduced it to 20. Most of these players were then given the opportunity to play 50-over cricket at the domestic level.”

Pakistan won the final by 191 runs

In the final, Ayush Mhatre won the toss and decided to bowl first. Pakistan’s opening batsman Sameer Minhas played a historic inning of 172 runs. In this inning played in 113 balls, Manhas hit 9 sixes and 17 fours. Pakistan had set a target of 348 runs for India to win. The entire Indian team was bundled out for 156 runs. Top order batsmen in the form of Vaibhav Suryavanshi (26), Ayush Mhatre (2), Aaron George (16), Vihaan Malhotra (7) were complete flops.

Pakistani batsman Sameer Minhas was chosen the best player of the final and tournament. This was the second time that he played an inning of more than 170 runs in this edition.

Sameer Minhas Player Of The Tournament: Pakistan Under-19 opening batsman Sameer Minhas has shone in the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2025. This 19 year old young batsman scored the most runs in the entire tournament, for which he was chosen ‘Player of the Tournament’. Sameer played a brilliant inning of 172 runs against India in the final match of Under-19 Asia, in which he played a total of 113 balls and hit 17 fours and 9 sixes, after which he was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ award. On the basis of the excellent batting of Minhas, Pakistan won the second title of Under-19 Asia Cup by defeating India by 191 runs in the final match.

Who is Sameer Minhas?

Sameer Minhas is the son of former Pakistan Under-19 cricketer Kashif Minhas and his elder brother is Arafat Minhas, who has played four T20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2023 and 2024. Samir’s father Kashif Minhas had recognized his and his elder brother Arafat’s talent long ago. After which, he shifted to Lahore with the entire family for better cricketing facilities.

Sameer gave statement after winning the match

When the 19-year-old young batsman was asked whether there was any extra pressure of playing in the title match against traditional rivals India, Sameer said after winning the match, ‘India vs Pakistan is always a big match, but personally I did not feel any extra pressure. I just wanted to play my natural game and focused on that.

Sameer scored runs at an average of 157 in Asia Cup

Sameer Minhas scored the highest 471 runs in the Under-19 Asia Cup, in which he had an excellent average of 157 and strike rate of 117.45. Sameer will be seen playing again in the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup next month. The way his performance has been, it seems that he is going to get many more opportunities in future, due to which now everyone’s eyes will be on Sameer in the Under-19 World Cup.

Pakistan has become the new champion of Under-19 Asia Cup. Pakistan defeated India by 191 runs in the final of 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup. In the title match, after playing first, Pakistan had scored 347 runs thanks to the stormy century of Sameer Minhas. In response, Team India was all out for only 156 runs. All the stars including Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre were flops.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out for India in the final after scoring 26 runs in 10 balls. Captain Ayush Mhatre could score only two runs. Six Indian players could not touch double figures. Deepesh Devendran, who came at number 10, scored the most runs. He played an inning of 36 runs in 16 balls. In bowling for Pakistan, Ali Raza took 4 wickets for 42 runs. Apart from this, Mohammad Sayam, Abdul Subhan and Huzaifa Ehsan took two wickets each.

India had a very bad start, all the stars flopped

The Indian team, which came to chase the huge target of 348 runs from Pakistan, had a very bad start. India’s first wicket fell on the score of 32 in the third over. Ayush Mhatre was out after scoring two runs in seven balls. Then Aaron George left after scoring 16 runs in 9 balls. After this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out after scoring 26 runs in 10 balls with the help of one four and 3 sixes.

No top order Indian batsman batted steadily. Everyone was out in the pursuit of scoring runs quickly. Vedant Trivedi was out after scoring 9 runs in 14 balls, Abhigyan Kundu after scoring 13 runs in 20 balls, Kanishk Chauhan after scoring 9 runs in 23 balls and Khilan Patel was out after scoring 19 runs in 23 balls. After this Henil Patel 6 and Deepesh Devendran 36 returned to the pavilion.

Sameer Minhas played an inning of 172 runs

Earlier in batting, opener Sameer Minhas played a brilliant inning of 172 runs in 113 balls for Pakistan. During this period, 17 fours and 9 sixes came from his bat. In the final, Sameer completed his century in just 71 balls. Thanks to Sameer’s stormy batting, Pakistan scored 347 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs in the title match.

Pakistan’s young sensation Sameer Minhas is in the headlines due to his explosive batting in the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup. Sameer Minhas, who scored 177 runs in the first match of the tournament, played a brilliant innings of 172 runs in the final against India. After this, cricket fans are searching a lot about Sameer Minhas. Here we will give you all the information about this Pakistani batsman.

In the final of the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup, Sameer Minhas played an inning of 172 runs in just 113 balls. During this period, 17 fours and 9 sixes came from his bat. Thanks to Sameer’s stormy batting, Pakistan scored 347 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs in the title match. In the final, Sameer completed his century in just 71 balls.

Played an inning of 177 runs against Malaysia

Earlier, young right-handed batsman Sameer Minhas had played a historic inning of 177 runs against Malaysia in the first match of the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup. Then Sameer had hit 11 fours and 8 sixes in his century innings. Sameer is the highest run-scorer in the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup so far. Before the final against India, Sameer Minhas had also played a strong inning of 69 not out in the semi-final against Bangladesh.

Sameer’s brother is also a cricketer

Sameer Minhas’ elder brother Arafat Minhas is also a cricketer. Arafat Minhas has played four T20 Internationals for Pakistan. He is just 10 years old. Last year, Arafat Minhas played for Pakistan in the Under-19 World Cup. Whereas Sameer Minhas is 19 years old. Sameer was born on 2 December 2006 in Multan, Pakistan. Sameer has now made a distinct identity in Pakistan cricket. Soon he can also step into international cricket. Along with strong batting, Sameer also bowls leg break.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s explosive innings were seen in the very first match of Under-19 Cricket Asia Cup, he scored 171 runs in 95 balls. In this innings Vaibhav hit 14 sixes and 9 fours. This was the biggest individual innings of the Under-19 Asia Cup, although his record did not last even for a day. Pakistan batsman Sameer Manhas broke this record.

On the first day of Under-19 Asia Cup 2025, all four teams of Group A took the field. A match was played between India Under-19 team and UAE Under-19 team at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai. The second match took place between Pakistan and Malaysia Under-19 team at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai. India defeated UAE, Vaibhav Suryavanshi got the Player of the Award. Pakistan defeated UAE, Sameer Minhas got the best player award.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s record broken in some time

Vaibhav Suryavanshi had made a big record on the very first day, he became the batsman who played the biggest innings in the Under-19 Asia Cup. Vaibhav scored 171 runs, with the help of which the Indian team scored a huge score of 433 runs. In reply, UAE could score only 199 runs, India won the match by a huge margin of 234 runs.

This big record of Vaibhav was broken within some time, in the second match, Pakistani batsman Sameer Manhas played an inning of 177 runs against Malaysia. Now Manhas became the batsman who played the biggest individual innings in the Under-19 Asia Cup. In this innings played in 148 balls, Manhas hit 8 sixes and 11 fours.

In this match, Pakistan, batting first, had scored 345 runs, in reply the entire team of Malaysia was reduced to 48 runs.

India-Pakistan will face each other in the next match

Now the next match between India and Pakistan is against each other. This match to be held on 14th December will be played at ICC Academy Ground. The match will start at 10:30 am Indian time. The match will be telecast live on Sony Sports Network. Live streaming will be on Sony Liv app and website.