New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- After the seniors dominated Asia a couple of months earlier, the junior boys gear up to repeat the same when the Jitesh Sharma-led side take on United Arab Emirates in their campaign opener of the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 in Doha on Friday. For the unknown, the Emerging Asia Cup has been rebranded as Rising Stars Asia Cup.

India have come into this tournament with a plethora of talents and are probably the pre-tournament favourites. Coached by Sunil Joshi, the Indian team consists of Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Jitesh Sharma Ramandeep Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, who have all performed at IPL.

The focus will be on the opening pair of Arya and Suryavanshi, two of the most explosive batters in Indian cricket at ...