The Asia Cup 2025 is going to be held in September. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has not officially confirmed this, but according to reports the Asia Cup will be held till September 5-21 September. 8 teams including India and Pakistan will participate in this tournament. India vs Pakistan Match (IND vs Pak Asia Cup) has not yet come updated, but this question is definitely being asked whether Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play in the Asia Cup?
Will Rohit-Virat play in Asia Cup or not?
The Asia Cup was last held in the year 2023. At that time the tournament was played in ODI format, but this time the matches will be played in T20 format. Therefore, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will not play in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, as both have retired from T20 format. Virat and Rohit announced his retirement from T20 cricket after a historic victory in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were last seen playing in the Indian jersey in the Champions Trophy 2025. On 9 March 2025, Team India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final of the Champions Trophy. A few days later, during the IPL 2025, both of them also took retirement from Test format and brought a stir in the cricket world.
How many times has India won the Asia Cup?
The Asia Cup was organized for the first time in the year 1984, after which a total of 16 times the Asia Cup has been organized. India, which has won this tournament the most often, has won the Trophy of Asia Cup, a total of 8 times. Even the defending champions are India, which defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final of the 2023 Asia Cup. Apart from this, Sri Lanka has won this tournament 6 times and Pakistan twice.
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