India will be playing the 2025 Rising Asia Cup tournament from November 14th to 23rd in Qatar. For that, the Board of Cricket Control in India has announced a 15-man squad led by Jitesh Sharma. Jitesh Sharma, who is currently touring with the senior men's team in Australia for the five-match T20 series, has been chosen as the captain, having Naman Dhir as his deputy. The Bengal-born Abhishek Porel will be travelling with the team as a backupkeeper. The batting has been strengthened with firepower like Nehal Wadhera, Ashutosh Sharma, Priyansh Arya, and Ramandeep Singh. The most notable inclusion in the top-order batting is Vaibhav Sooryavangshi. Playing for India U19, the right-handed batter hammered a sensational 52-ball century against England in Worcester — the fastest hundred ever recorded in Youth ODI cricket. He later reinforced his growing stature with a powerful 113-run knock off 86 deliveries against Australia U19 in Brisbane, firmly establishing himself among India’s most promising young talents. Well, the squad has other popular and promising names like Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Suryansh Shedge Harsh Dubey and Suyash Sharma. 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. Standbys: Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed. Read also: Anya Shrubsole set to join RCB as bowling coach India and Pakistan placed together in RAC The tournament will be played at Qatar with all the matches being hosted by the West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha. However, India A are drawn in Group B alongside Pakistan A, the UAE, and Oman. Their campaign kicks off on November 14 against the UAE, before they face Pakistan A on November 16 and Oman on November 18. India's schedule for the Rising Asia Cup: India’s schedule for Rising Stars Asia Cup, Doha No. Day Date Opponent Match 1 Friday November 14 UAE Group B League 2 Sunday November 16 Pakistan A Group B League 3 Tuesday November 18 Oman Group B League 4 Friday November 21 - SF-1 5 Friday November 21 - SF-2 6 Sunday November 23 - Final