The Asia Cup 2025 ended with India becoming champions for the ninth time, which is most by any team in this tournament. The tournament was filled with several controversies where the winning team had to leave the ground without a trophy. Apart from the drama and the controversies, there had been several great performances by the players from every team which played in this tournament.
In the following listicle, we will have a look at the best playing XI of Asia Cup 2025:
Openers: Abhishek Sharma, Pathum Nissanka
Star Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has put the Asia Cup 2025 on fire with his fiery batting throughout the tournament. The left-hander amassed 314 runs from seven matches at a strike rate of 200 and was awarded Player of the Tournament. Apart from that, Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka also had a great season with the bat where
he scored 261 runs from six matches at an average of 43.50 and a strike rate of 160.12..
Middle-Order: Saif Hassan, Tilak Varma, Kusal Perera
In the middle-order, Bangladesh’s Saif Hassan played a crucial role in the tournament and played some impactful knocks. He has scored 178 runs from four matches at an average of 44.50. For India, Tilak Varma turned out to be star performer with 213 runs in seven matches at an average of 71 and also played a match-winning knock of 69* runs in the final to guide India to the title. Apart from that, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Perera has also looked in good touch behind the wickets.
All-Rounder: Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Mohammad Nabi
Indian all-rounder duo of Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube played a crucial role in India’s Asia Cup 2025 triumph. Pandya played a role of a senior fast bowling all-rounder while Dube did a great job when Pandya was ruled out of the final due to injury. Apart from that, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi also did a great job despite his team not qualifying for the Super 4s.
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Junaid Siddique
Star Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav finished as leading wicket–taker of tournament with 17 scalps to his name from seven matches in Asia Cup 2025. Apart from that, Jasprit Burmah also proved himself to be a player of big matches. Apart from that, UAE’s Junaid Siddique has been very impressive with his performance where he scalped nine wickets from just three matches played in Asia Cup 2025.
