đ Asia Cup 2025 – Sports Expert Team of the Tournament XI
Here’s why each player makes it to our Asia Cup XI đ
đ ASIA CUP 2025 – BEST XI đ
After an action-packed tournament, here’s the Team of the Tournament based on standout performances! đđĨ
đ Top XI:
1️⃣ Abhishek Sharma (IND)
2️⃣ Pathum Nissanka (SL)
3️⃣ Sahibzada Farhan (PAK)
4️⃣ Tilak Varma (IND)
5️⃣ Sanju Samson (IND) đ§¤
6️⃣ Hardik Pandya (IND) ⭐ (C)
7️⃣ Axar Patel (IND)
8️⃣ Shaheen Afridi (PAK)
9️⃣ Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)
đ Kuldeep Yadav (IND)
1️⃣1️⃣ Junaid Siddique (UAE)
✅ Perfect blend of youth, experience & match-winning brilliance!
Who do you think deserved a place in this XI? đ¤đ
Batters
Abhishek Sharma (IND) – 314 runs (Highest in the tournament), SR 200+, several match-winning knocks, Undisputed star of Asia Cup 2025.
Pathum Nissanka (SL) – 261 runs in 6 innings, including a century (107). The most consistent Sri Lankan batter.
Sahibzada Farhan (PAK) – 217 runs, key opener for Pakistan. Played crucial knocks under pressure.
Tilak Varma (IND) – 213 runs at a stunning average of 71.00. The ultimate anchor who finished games.
Sanju Samson (IND, WK) – 132 runs in 4 innings, including a match-winning 50+. Calm presence and safe hands behind the stumps.
All-rounders
Hardik Pandya (IND, C) – Balanced the XI perfectly with impactful runs & crucial overs. As we know, this Asia Cup was really very below average for the captains. So we couldn't pick any of Suryakumar Yadav, Salman Agha and others. So we're going with experienced Hardik to lead our XI.
Axar Patel (IND) – Handy with both bat & ball. Provided finishing touches down the order and choked runs in the middle overs.
Bowlers
Shaheen Afridi (PAK) – 10 wickets in 7 matches. Pakistan’s spearhead, deadly in the powerplay and death overs.
Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) – 8 wickets in 6 games. Sri Lanka’s trump card, broke partnerships in the middle overs.
Kuldeep Yadav (IND) – 17 wickets in 7 matches. India’s top spinner, controlled the game with crucial breakthroughs. Highest wicket taker of the tournament with just 6.27 economy rate.
Junaid Siddique (UAE) – 9 wickets in just 3 matches at brilliant economy of 6.33. Associate star who deserves a place in the XI.
đ Why this XI?
✅ Top run-getters (Abhishek, Nissanka, Farhan, Tilak)
✅ Match-winning all-round strength (Hardik, Axar)
✅ Strike bowlers dominating (Shaheen, Hasaranga, Kuldeep, Junaid)
✅ A blend of power, consistency & impact across teams
This team reflects the real Asia Cup 2025 performers, not just reputation.