The 2023 Asia Cup is all set to begin with groups from six nations collaborating within the match that may happen in Pakistan and Sri Lanka between August 30 and September 17.
The Babar Azam-led Pakistan is positioned in Group A alongside India and Nepal whereas Group B includes Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Sportstar‘s cricket correspondents Dhruva Prasad and V.S. Aravind dissect the six teams’ squads and the way the match serves as a costume rehearsal for the Asian giants with the ODI World Cup 2023 across the nook.
The duo talk about the middle-order conundrum with virtually all groups struggling to discover a stability, particularly India.
Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul and specialist batsman Shreyas Iyer make a return to the squad after an extended harm lay-off with the previous nonetheless nursing a niggle.
Bangladesh has its share of harm woes as wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das was dominated out for your complete length of the Asia Cup.
Sportstar weighs in on the elements why Pakistan is a powerful title contender with its top-order in blazing type, armed with a potent quick bowling assault and the way India can arrange a hat-trick of clashes in opposition to Pakistan.
Co-host Sri Lanka, the defending champion who gained the 2022 version, introduced its squad on the final minute because the facet was busy nursing harm issues to its key gamers.
While the main focus largely stays on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka the podcast additionally touches upon Afghanistan’s ascendancy in restricted overs and Nepal’s entry into the large boys’ membership.
Listen to the total episode for the entire crew previews.
Asia Cup 2023 Full Squads:
Group A
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: 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: 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), Anamul Haque Bijoy, 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: 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, Pramod Madushan
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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