Asia Cup 2023 is going to be organized from 30 August and will be played on the hybrid model, whose hosting is on the shoulders of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Neighboring country Pakistan has first announced its 18-member squad for the tournament.
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Pakistan will play three ODIs against Afghanistan before the Asia Cup. Asia Cup 2023 is being hosted by PCB but the tournament will be played on the lines of a hybrid model in which four matches will be played in Pakistan and the remaining 9 matches will be played in Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, BCCI has announced a 17-member Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2023. The selection meeting was held in Delhi on Monday. Looking at the World Cup 2023, this tournament is going to be very important. In such a situation, the selectors have selected a strong team for the Asia Cup 2023. Many star players including Rohit-Virat have got a place on this team. Rohit Sharma will lead the team. At the same time, a deadly bowler like Jasprit Bumrah has also returned to the ODI team.
Asia Cup 2023: All Squads
Group A
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.
India:
Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumraj, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (back-up).
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
Group B
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 Mahmud, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Mohammad Naim
Afghanistan:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Abdul Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Suliman Safi, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Sri Lanka:
Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanaka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis (vc), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushan Hemantha, Binura Fernando and Pramod Madushan.