- By Himanshu Badola
- Mon, 14 Aug 2023 05:06 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The upcoming Asia Cup is set to commence on August 30 and will run till September 17 in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, featuring six teams that have been divided into two groups.
The tournament will be played in the 50-over format where India, Pakistan and Nepal who are in Group A and Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh who are in Group B, will compete for the continental title.
The tournament is set to make things even more exciting ahead of the ODI World Cup that takes place in India in a few months from now as it is also considered as a preparation for the Asian teams ahead of the mega event.
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The teams will face off against each other in their group in a round-robin format. Two teams from each group will advance to the Super Fours, which will be held in a single-group round-robin format. The top two teams in the Super Fours will face off in the final in Colombo.
Here are the full squads that have been revealed so far ahead of the tournament.
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
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna
Reserve player: Sanju Samson
Sri Lanka Squad
Not announced yet
Nepal Squad
Rohit Paudel (c), Mahamad Asif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan LC, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Arif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Kishor Mahato, Sundeep Jora, Arjun Saud, Shyam Dhakal
IND vs PAK Clash
India will start their campaign with their first match against the arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2 in Pallekele. However, the two teams could meet again in the Super Four stage on September 10 in Colombo.
If the two sides manage to make it to the summit clash, they will be meeting for the third time on September 17.
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Asia Cup 2023 Live Streaming Details
Television Rights: Star Sports Network will broadcast the Asia Cup 2023 live on television across the country. Star Sports will broadcast live Asia Cup 2023 matches on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports, Star Sports 2, Select 1 HD, Star Sports 2 HD, and Star Sports Tamil.
Live Streaming Details: Disney+ Hotstar will stream the Asia Cup 2023 live for smartphone users and laptop users. Hotstar is a streaming platform for Star Network and telecast all the live matches provided to star network since its inception.