Cricketing giants India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka will have one last chance to evaluate each other’s abilities when the Asia Cup gets underway on Wednesday before the start of the 50-over World Cup in October.
Animated rivals If India and Pakistan win the six-nation continental tournament, they may face off three times.
After World Cup hosts India refused to tour Pakistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka decided to co-host the event, with the final taking place in Colombo on September 17.
Here’s all you need to know about Asia Cup 2023:
Squads:
Group A
Pakistan Asia Cup Squad 2023
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir (travelling reserve).
India Asia Cup Squad 2023
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 Bumraj, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (travelling reserve).
Nepal Asia Cup Squad 2023
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 Asia Cup Squad 2023
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Shamim Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Afghanistan Asia Cup Squad 2023
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 Asia Cup Squad 2023
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (C),Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka,, Matheesha Pathirana.
Asia Cup 2023 Schedule:
August 30: Pakistan vs Nepal, 1st Match, Group A in Multan at 3PM
August 31: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Match, Group B in Pallekele at 3PM
September 2: India vs Pakistan, 3rd Match, Group A in Pallekele at 3PM
September 3: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 4th Match, Group B in Lahore at 3PM
September 4: India vs Nepal, 5th Match, Group A in Pallekele at 3PM
September 5: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, 6th Match, Group B in Lahore at 3PM
September 6: A1 vs B2, Super Fours, 1st Match in Lahore at 3PM
September 9: B1 vs B2, Super Fours, 2nd Match in Colombo at 3PM
September 10: A1 vs A2, Super Fours, 3rd Match in Colombo at 3PM
September 12: A2 vs B1, Super Fours, 4th Match in Colombo at 3PM
September 14: A1 vs B1, Super Fours, 5th Match in Colombo at 3PM
September 15: A2 vs B2, Super Fours, 6th Match in Colombo at 3PM
September 16: TBC vs TBC, Final in Colombo at 3PM
Where to watch Asia Cup 2023 LIVE:
Star Sports India network and Disney+Hotstar