The Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 has witnessed an end to its exciting chapter as Pakistan Shaheens edged past Bangladesh A in a nail-biting super over decider. The tournament again proved how thrilling and fierce youth cricket can be.
The edition showcased some very promising players that made their presence felt and many of them looked ready to take the next step.
The following list comprises some of the best young players that were unearthed at the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025.
Habibur Rahman
The Bangladeshi A’s Habibur Rahman was one of the top batters at the tournament. The right-hander at the top of the order made 228 runs in five games at an impressive average of 57.00 and an amazing strike rate of 182.40. He achieved the feat of being one of the two batters to score a hundred in the tournament.
He smashed 65 runs against India A in the semi-finals. He is one of the players to have garnered attention in the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 and who knows, might soon get a chance to be a part of the Bangladesh team.
Maaz Sadaqat
Maaz Sadaqat, the player from Pakistan Shaheens, was not only among the best players but also the brightest stars of the tournament. The 20-year‐old made 258 runs in five matches at an astonishing average of 129.00 and a strike rate of 177.93, with two fifties among them. He was equally effective with the ball, claiming seven wickets in four matches. During the group game against India A, he scored an impressive 79* and also took two wickets.
His top score in the tournament was 96* against Oman, and in the final, he made 23 and took a wicket in a low-scoring nail‐biting match against Bangladesh A. One of the players to emerge from Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025, Maaz Sadaqat is definitely a potential prospect for Pakistan in the near future.
Ripon Mondol
Representing Bangladesh A, Ripon Mondol secured his position as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 11 wickets in five matches. Besides being highly effective in his wicket-taking skills, he also maintained a very good economy rate of just 6.75, making it extremely difficult for the batters to score runs off him.
He made a significant impact in the semi-final match against India A with his bowling. At the end of the match, India was 20 runs away from winning with only two overs left, but Ripon’s second-last over which was for five runs changed everything. Thus, a tie was announced, and later, Bangladesh won in the super over after taking two wickets off the first two balls bowled to India A. In the final, he again had a superb performance with bowling figures of 3/25 but yet ended up on the losing side. In fact, his exceptional bowling just not daring but he was with the top bowlers having been the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Every time, the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi steps on the field; nothing seems to go against him. Batting left-handed, He was the top run-getter for India A in the tournament and the second highest overall. He made 239 runs in four games, with an average of 59.75 and a tremendous strike rate of 243.87, besides.
His batting performance (144 off 42) against UAE during group stage was the most impressive innings in the entire tournament.
He not only scored the highest runs in a single inning of the tournament but also broke his own record by completing his century in just 32 balls. From the very first ball, he is allowed to go all out, and this approach has worked perfectly for both him and his team. With the claims made at the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Vaibhav, keeps on coming up as one of the most dazzling young players. Besides, he is also the Rajasthan Royals’ retain for the IPL 2026 season.
Gurjapneet Singh
India A had a very poor ending in the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025, as Bangladesh A defeated them in the semi-final. The performance of only a few players was good in this tournament. Batting wise, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the one who lit up the tournament, while among bowlers Gurjapneet Singh was the king.
He became the highest wicket-taker for India A with a total of seven wickets in four innings. In the semi-final, he bowled two for 39 runs and earlier he did the same against Oman and took two wickets. Gurjapneet’s ability is well recognized, that is why CSK opted to keep him for the IPL 2026 season.
Rakibul Hasan
Rakibul Hasan from Bangladesh A got the honor of taking eight wickets in five matches. The left-arm orthodox spinner kept his cool through the event and ended up with an incredible economy of just 6.10. In the finale, he had two wickets for 16 runs against the Pakistan Shaheens. Additionally, in the semis, he took two critical wickets during victory over India A.
The spinners are often the mainstay of the Bangladesh cricket team, and they have produced some excellent results over the years. However, due to the men’s senior team not having many left-arm spinners in white-ball cricket recently, Rakibul Hasan who showed his potential at the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 might be one of the candidates for the international call-up soon.
