Who will claim Player of the Tournament title?:4 players from India, Pakistan lined up for the honour; Abhishek, Shaheen stand tall as contenders

Asia Cup 2025 will get its champion today. It’ll be either India or Pakistan team that lift the trophy. Although there are only two contenders to become champion, there are four contenders for the player who is the champion of this tournament, i.e., Player of the Tournament. Two from India and two from Pakistan. Which player will claim the title of being the strongest? Let’s find out in this story. Read on… First Contender: Abhishek Sharma (India) – Top Scorer of the Tournament Abhishek Sharma, the top scorer of Asia Cup 2025, has given India a quick start in every match. He has scored 309 runs in 6 innings so far at an average of 51. Abhishek has scored three consecutive fifties in the last 3 matches. By hitting more than 50 boundaries in his debut tournament, Abhishek has pushed the opposition bowlers onto the back foot. Sharma’s aggressive batting has played a role in almost every Indian victory. Coming into the opening slot, he provided a quick start and maintained a fast run rate until the middle overs. Abhishek, the biggest contender for Player of the Tournament, has already been Player of the Match twice in this tournament. 2. Kuldeep Yadav – Tournament’s Top Wicket-Taker Kuldeep Yadav, the tournament’s top wicket-taker, has troubled all teams with his spin. He has provided India with wickets in the middle overs using skilled deliveries like googlies and flippers. So far, Kuldeep has taken 13 wickets in 6 matches with an economy of just 6. He is also the bowler with the most wickets in a T20 Asia Cup. Kuldeep has bowled brilliantly on the Dubai pitch. He has won the Player of the Match award twice in this Asia Cup. He took 4 wickets against the UAE and 3 wickets in the first match against Pakistan. 3. Shaheen Shah Afridi – Excellent with bat and ball Pakistan also has two strong contenders for Player of the Tournament: Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf. Afridi emerged as the biggest positive for Pakistan in this Asia Cup. He gave the team a brilliant start by taking wickets in the early overs. His swing and pace have been Pakistan’s strength in this tournament. Meanwhile, in batting, Shaheen, coming in the lower order, has surprised Pakistan and put the team in a strong position with aggressive batting. He is Men in Green’s top wicket-taker in the tournament and has taken 9 wickets. In batting as well, Shaheen scored 83 runs batting at a strike rate of 188, with an unbeaten 33 runs off 16 balls against India as his best. Shaheen also won the Player of the Match award twice in this Asia Cup against the UAE and Bangladesh. 4. Haris Rauf – Death over pace specialist For Pakistan, Haris Rauf turned matches around with his spells in the death overs. His fast bowling and accurate yorkers have also put him in the race for Player of the Tournament. Rauf has taken 9 wickets in the tournament so far. During the Asia Cup 2025 stint, he made a significant contribution to the victory against Bangladesh. In that match, he took 3 wickets for 33 runs and led Pakistan to the final. Rauf consistently bowls at 140+ speed. Notably, in the Super-4 match against India, the PAK pacer took the wickets of captain Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson.