Asia Cup 2023
The Asia Cup 2023 is scheduled to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from 30 August to 17 September 2023. The tournament will be a 50-over ODI tournament, with all matches played at international standard venues. The 2023 Edition will feature two groups, with two teams from each group qualifying for the Super Four stage. The top two teams from the Super Four stage will then face off in the final.
The Asia Cup 2023 will commence in Multan with an opening match between Pakistan and Nepal. The tournament will feature six teams split into two groups: Group A includes Pakistan, India, and Nepal, while Group B comprises Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka. The matches will be played in a fifty-overs format, and the hosting responsibilities are divided between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Pakistan will host four matches at two venues, and the remaining games will take place in Sri Lanka.
Asia Cup 2023 Team Players Announced
India Team for Asia Cup 2023
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, and Sanju Samson (back up).
Nepal Team for Asia Cup 2023
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (captain), Mahamad Asif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Pratish GC, Kishor Mahato, Sundeep Jora, Arjun Saud, Shyam Dhakal
Pakistan Team for Asia Cup 2023
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi
Bangladesh Team for Asia Cup 2023
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Litton Das, Tanzid Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Sheikh Mahedi, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Naim Sheikh
Asia Cup 2023 Format
- The tournament format and groupings for the upcoming cricket tournament, announced on January 9, 2023, have set the stage for an exciting competition. The six participating teams have been divided into two groups of three each. A total of 13 matches will be played throughout the tournament, comprising six league matches, six Super 4 matches, and a final.
- Group A consists of India, Pakistan, and Nepal. These three teams emerged as champions in the qualifier event, the 2023 ACC Men’s Premier Cup. On the other hand, Group B includes the defending champions, Sri Lanka, along with Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
- During the league stage, each team in their respective groups will compete against each other. After the completion of the league matches, the top two teams from both Group A and Group B will advance to the Super 4 stage.
Asia Cup 2023 Latest Update
- Team India 15 player Team announced today.
- There are concerns about the availability of India’s middle-order batsmen, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is scheduled to commence on August 30. Furthermore, it has been reported that Shreyas Iyer’s participation in the World Cup is also uncertain at this time.
- The tournament will feature 13 matches in total. Group A consists of Pakistan, India, and Nepal, while Group B includes Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. One of the highly anticipated matches is between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, which will be held on September 2 in Kandy.
- The Asia Cup returns to the One-Day International (ODI) format after a gap of five years and serves as a crucial warm-up event for the upcoming ODI World Cup in India, scheduled for October and November. In the 2018 edition, India, led by Rohit Sharma, emerged victorious, defeating Bangladesh in a thrilling final by three wickets.