Top 5 players who will make a comeback after injury: The Asia Cup 2025 is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 9, i.e. today. The tournament will be played across two venues in the UAE – Dubai and Abu Dhabi. This will be the third time the tournament will be played in the 20-over format.
All the eight participating teams have announced their squads well ahead of the tournament. Apart from the regular players, there was also a list of players who returned from injury and were directly included in their respective countries’ squads.
Asia Cup 2025: Top 5 players making a comeback after injury
5. Allah Ghazanfar
Allah Ghazanfar suffered an L4 vertebra fracture (stress fracture in the back) during the 2024-25 Zimbabwe tour. Due to this, the talented 19-year-old spinner was ruled out of the Champions Trophy as well as the Indian Premier League.
After a long rest, he returned to the field for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the Shpageeza Cricket League. Ghazanfar also played in the recently concluded UAE Tri-Series. Both his matches were against Pakistan.
3. Wanindu Hasaranga
Wanindu Hasaranga was out of the T20I series against Bangladesh due to a hamstring injury. He was in full form in the ODIs and contributed with both bat (22, 13, 18*) and ball (4/10, 3/60, 2/35).
Before getting injured, he represented Rajasthan Royals in 11 IPL matches. Hasaranga also played four matches for Colombo CC during the Major Clubs T20 tournament. The all-rounder is expected to play a key role for the Sri Lankan team in the UAE.
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3. Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman suffered a serious hamstring injury during Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies. He was able to feature in only two of the three T20 Internationals and also missed the entire ODI to regain physical fitness.
He played all five of Pakistan’s matches in the UAE tri-series. It was a disappointing performance for him, but Fakhar scored an unbeaten 77 off 44 balls against the hosts in the group stage.
2. Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson missed Rajasthan Royals’ last match in IPL 2025 due to injury. He had to go through a long recovery process before being fit to play again. At one point, his preparation for the Asia Cup was also in doubt.
Fortunately, he recovered in time and was selected as one of the three top-order batsmen in the Indian team for the Asia Cup. He also recently played five innings for the Kochi Blue Tigers during the 2025 Kerala Premier League.
1. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav will return to the field after successfully recovering from sports hernia surgery. He was diagnosed with the disease after the IPL. Suryakumar was the second-highest run-scorer this season, scoring 717 runs in 16 innings for Mumbai Indians.
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