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The long wait is finally coming to an end! Asia Cup 2023 is just a few days away and kickstarts on August 30. Of all the thirteen games, Pakistan hosts four and Sri Lanka holds the remaining nine. Watch Asia Cup 2023 live on YuppTV to never miss your favorite stars in action.
Asia Cup is the only continental cricket event where the best Asian teams fight each other for supremacy. Nepal debuts with the 2023 edition and joins India and Pakistan in Group A. Another host Sri Lank gets included in Group B alongside Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Since Asia Cup is held on a rotation basis between ODI and T20 formats, the current edition will see the games in the 50-over format. Except for Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, the remaining teams have announced their squads. While Pakistan was the first team to declare its squad, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India took time to reveal their sides. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will disclose anytime soon.
Here are the squads for Asia Cup 2023 -
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mousom Dhakal, Sundeep Jora, Kishore Mahato, Arjun Saud
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mamhud, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Mohammad Naim
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (traveling reserve).
Amid much speculation and anticipation, team India skipper Rohit Sharma and Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar announced a 17-member traveling squad for the 2023 Asia Cup. With the Asia Cup held in the ODI format, BCCI would like to retain the same team for the upcoming ICC World Cup in India with a few changes.
