14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi named in Rising Star Asia Cup squad:Jitesh Sharma to lead India A in the tournament, IND to face PAK on 16 November

India’s squad for the upcoming Rising Stars Asia Cup has been announced, with Vaibhav Suryavanshi set to feature in the young side. BCCI revealed the Indian team on Tuesday, with Jitesh Sharma set to lead the India A side. The highly anticipated India vs Pakistan fixture between the A teams of both nations will be played on 16 November. The Rising Stars Asia Cup will be played in Qatar, from 14th to 23rd November 2025 at West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha. Jitesh Sharma to lead India A side Senior wicketkeeper batter Jitesh Sharma will lead the India A side, with 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi also named in the team. Naman Dhir will serve as Jitesh’s deputy. The side includes domestic talents like Priyansh Arya, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Yudhvir Singh Charak, and Suyash Sharma. Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed have been named in the stand-by list of players. India A’s squad for Rising Stars Asia Cup: Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir (VC), Suryansh Shedge, Jitesh Sharma (C) (WK), Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Ashutosh Sharma, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Abhisek Porel (WK), Suyash Sharma. Stand-by Players: Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed.
India A placed in Group B India A will start their tournament with a meeting against UAE on 14 November, two days later they will face Pakistan, and on 18th, they will take on Oman. ACC on Friday announced the tournament schedule. Eight teams have been divided into two groups. Group A consists of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka, while Group B has India, Oman, Pakistan, and the UAE. Will be played in T20I format This tournament, previously known as the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, will be played in T20 format. It will feature ‘A’ teams from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Three associate teams, Hong Kong, Oman, and the UAE, will field their main teams. Two matches will be played every day from November 14 to November 19, followed by the semi-finals on November 21 and the final on November 23. Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won two titles each The Emerging Teams Tournament started in 2013 and has had six editions so far. This will be the seventh season of the tournament. It initially started as an Under-23 tournament, but was later changed to a competition between ‘A’ teams. Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the most successful teams in the tournament. Both have won two titles each. While India and Afghanistan have won once each. The current champion is Afghanistan. Afghanistan won the previous edition in 2024 in Oman, defeating Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.