Asia Cup 2025: One benched player from each Super Four team who deserved more chances
The team combinations, form concerns, and choices led to some talented cricketers being underutilised.
2. Pakistan: Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan’s Asia Cup 2025 campaign ended on a disappointing note after losing the final to India, and one name that could have made a difference was left-arm wrist-spinner Sufiyan Muqeem. Despite being on the bench for much of the edition, Muqeem had shown moments of his X-Factor in earlier games. Against Oman, he finished with a spell of 2/7, while against India, he picked no wickets.
With career T20I figures of 27 wickets in 19 matches at an average of 14.74 and an economy of 6.28, he has proven himself as a reliable option. In a team packed with big names, Pakistan’s management perhaps overlooked his impact. Had they trusted him in the crunch stages, the result against India might have been different.
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