Afghanistan Asia Cup 2025 Schedule, Full Squad, Probable Playing 11, and All You Need To Know!

Under Rashid Khan's leadership, Afghanistan will enter the 2025 Asia Cup with a formidable 17-man team. Skilled spinners like Rashid, Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb, and youthful Ghazanfar, as well as reliable batsmen like Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, and Rasooli, and pace potential like Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Gulbadin Naib, make up the team's well-rounded lineup. Afghanistan appears to be one of the most stable teams in the league, especially with all-rounders providing depth.

Preparations Before the Asia Cup

With only three games against Zimbabwe in December 2024, Afghanistan has rarely played T20 cricket in the past year. The Champions Trophy in February 2025 was their most recent international competition. They will play a triangular series against the UAE and Pakistan in Sharjah to hone their skills before the Asia Cup.

Group and Schedule

Afghanistan is placed in Group B alongside Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong. Their campaign begins with the opening match of the tournament against Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi on September 9. Group A features India, Pakistan, Oman, and UAE.

Afghanistan Squad for Asia Cup 2025

• Rashid Khan (c),
  
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 
  
• Ibrahim Zadran, 
  
• Darwish Rasooli, 
  
• Sediqullah Atal, 
  
• Azmatullah Omarzai, 
  
• Karim Janat, 
  
• Mohammad Nabi, 
  
• Gulbadin Naib, 
  
• Sharafuddin Ashraf, 
  
• Mohammad Ishaq, 
  
• Noor Ahmad, 
  
• Mujeeb ur Rahman, 
  
• AM Ghazanfar, 
  
• Farid Ahmad Malik, 
  
• Fazalhaq Farooqi, 
  
• Naveen-ul-Haq
  

Reserves: Wafiullah Tarakhil, Nangeyalia Kharote, Abdullah Ahmadzai

Probable Playing XI

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
  
• Ibrahim Zadran
  
• Darwish Rasooli
  
• Mohammad Nabi
  
• Azmatullah Omarzai
  
• Karim Janat
  
• Gulbadin Naib
  
• Rashid Khan (c)
  
• Noor Ahmad
  
• Mujeeb ur Rahman
  
• Fazalhaq Farooqi