With Sri Lanka finally announcing their squad, all teams are now out for Asia Cup 2023. Sri Lanka are without Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera as well as Dilshan Madushanka with injuries. Afghanistan dropped Naveen Ul Haq for Asia Cup 2023 but recalled up Karim Janat. The 2023 Asia Cup is set to take place from August 30 to September 17, spanning Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Following a prolonged delay, the schedule and venues for this continental tournament were finally confirmed last month.
Due to India’s decision not to play in Pakistan, the matches will be distributed between the two countries. Pakistan will host four matches, while Sri Lanka will host nine matches across four venues: Multan, Pallekele, Lahore, and Colombo. The tournament features six teams competing in the one-day format.
Alongside hosts Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the participating teams include India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. These teams have been grouped into two sets of three. Group A consists of India, Pakistan, and Nepal, while Group B comprises Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.
The initial stage will see the top two teams from each group progressing to the Super Fours round. The ultimate title match is scheduled for September 17 at the R Premadasa Stadium, where the top two teams from the second round will vie for the championship.
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Asia Cup 2023: Squads
PAKISTAN SQUAD: 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 and Shaheen Afridi.
BANGLADESH SQUAD: 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.
Standby players: Taijul Islam, Saif Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
India Squad for Asia Cup 2023
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Pathum Nissanaka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis (Vice Captain), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushan Hemantha, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan
AFGHANISTAN SQUAD: Rahmanullah Gurbah, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhli, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nahi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmad, Adbul Rahman, Mohammad Saleem
NEPAL SQUAD: Rohit Kumar Paudel (captain), Mahamad Asif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Bhim Sarki, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Arif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Kishor Mahato, Sundeep Jora, Arjun Saud and Shyam Dhakal.
