Irfan Pathan picked his top five performers for India from Asia Cup 2025. At number one, he chose Abhishek Sharma, saying, "He continues the template set by Rohit Sharma for aggressive openers." He placed Tilak Varma at number two, praising his "maturity and technique". Irfan named Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube and Varun Chakaravarthy at number three, four and five respectively.