Asia Cup 2023 will begin on 30th August 2023 and will be a major test for all teams ahead of the World Cup 2023, which is set to start on 5th October 2023. Six teams will be taking part in the tournament, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
The Asia Cup will take place in Sri Lanka and Pakistan and the tournament will be play in the 50-over format.
Hosts and Format of Asia Cup 2023
Pakistan are the official hosts of the tournament but only four out of 13 matches will be play in Pakistan with the rest taking place in Sri Lanka.
This decision was taken after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refuse to play the tournament in Pakistan due to the political tensions between the two nations.
The Asia Cup 2023 will see the return of the ODI format because of the upcoming ODI World Cup.
In 2022, it was played in the T20 format.
The tournament will have two groups with three teams each who will play each other in a single round-robin format.
One team will be eliminated from each group after the group stage.
The remaining teams will face off against each other in Super Four.
The top two teams from the Super Four will then play each other in the finals.
Groups of Asia Cup
Group A
- India
- Pakistan
- Nepal
Group B
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Afghanistan
Schedule of Asia Cup 2023
- 30th August : Pakistan vs Nepal, Multan, 3:30 PM IST
- 31st August : Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Pallekele, 1 PM IST
- 2nd September : Pakistan vs India, Pallekele, 1 PM IST
- 3rd September : Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Lahore, 1:30 PM IST
- 4th September : India vs Nepal, Pallekele, 1 PM IST
- 5th September : Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Lahore, 3:30 PM IST
- 6th September : A1 vs B2, Lahore, 3:30 PM IST
- 9th September : B1 vs B2, Colombo, 2 PM IST
- 10th September : A1 vs A2, Colombo, 2 PM IST
- 12th September : A2 vs B1, Colombo, 2 PM IST
- 14th September : A1 vs B1, Colombo, 2 PM IST
- 15th September : A2 vs B2, Colombo, 2 PM IST
- 17th September : TBC vs TBC, Colombo, 2 PM IST
Live Streaming and Telecast in India and other Countries of Asia Cup 2023
India
In India, the Asia Cup 2023 matches will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network.
The live streaming will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar website and app.
Recently Star Sports has also announce its elite star-studded lineup of commentators panel featuring Gautam Gambhir, Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Manjrekar, Irfan Pathan and Deep Dasgupta. For more Details click HERE.
Pakistan
PTV Sports and Ten Sports will show the Asia Cup 2023 matches live.
Sri Lanka
SLRC Network and Star Sports will telecast the Asia Cup 2023 matches.
Afghanistan
Asia Cup 2023 matches will be shown live on Ariana TV.
Bangladesh
Asia Cup 2023 matches will be telecast on Ghazi TV.
Nepal
Star Sports network will be showing Asia Cup 2023 matches.
Team Squads for Asia Cup 2023
India
- Rohit Sharma (C),
- Shubman Gill,
- Virat Kohli,
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Suryakumar Yadav,
- Tilak Varma,
- KL Rahul,
- Ishan Kishan,
- Hardik Pandya (VC),
- Ravindra Jadeja,
- Shardul Thakur,
- Axar Patel,
- Kuldeep Yadav,
- Jasprit Bumrah,
- Mohd. Shami,
- Mohd. Siraj,
- Prasidh Krishna.
Travelling Reserve- Sanju Samson
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.
Bangladesh
- Shakib Al Hasan (C),
- Litton Das,
- Najmul Hossain Shanto,
- Towhid Hridoy,
- Mushfiqur Rahim,
- Afif Hossain,
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz,
- Taskin Ahmed,
- Hasan Mahmud,
- Mustafizur Rahman,
- Shoriful Islam,
- Nasum Ahmed,
- Mahedi Hasan,
- Mohammad Naim,
- Shamim Hossain,
- Tanzid Hasan,
- Tanzim Hasan.
Nepal
- Rohit Paudel (C),
- Mahamad Asif Sheikh,
- Kushal Bhurtel,
- Lalit Rajbanshi,
- Bhim Sharki,
- Kushal Malla,
- Dipendra Singh Airee,
- Sandeep Lamichhane,
- Karan KC,
- Gulshan Kumar Jha,
- Aarif Sheikh,
- Sompal Kami,
- Pratish GC,
- Kishor Mahato,
- Sundeep Jora,
- Arjun Saud,
- Shyam Dhakal.
Sri Lanka
Yet to be announced.
Afghanistan
- Hashmatullah Shahidi (C),
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK),
- Ibrahim Zadran,
- Riaz Hassan,
- Rahmat Shah,
- Najibullah Zadran,
- Mohammad Nabi,
- Ikram Alikhil (WK),
- Rashid Khan,
- Gulbadin Naib,
- Karim Janat,
- Abdul Rahman,
- Sharafuddin Ashraf,
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman,
- Noor Ahmad,
- Mohammad Saleem,
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
History of Asia Cup
Asia Cup first took place in the year 1984.
Only 3 teams that is Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India participated.
India were the inaugural champions under the captaincy of Sunil Gavaskar.
The tournament has had 15 editions since then, out of which India have won the most number of trophies.
The Men in Blue have lift the trophy 7 times.
Sri Lanka are the runners-up in terms of number of trophies, having won six titles.
They are also the defending champions.
List of Winners Asia Cup
| Year | Winner | Runners-up | Host | Format |
| 1984 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE | ODI |
| 1986 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | ODI |
| 1988 | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | ODI |
| 1990–91 | India | Sri Lanka | India | ODI |
| 1995 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE | ODI |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | ODI |
| 2000 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | ODI |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | ODI |
| 2008 | Sri Lanka | India | Pakistan | ODI |
| 2010 | India | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | ODI |
| 2012 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | ODI |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Bangladesh | ODI |
| 2016 | India | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | T20 |
| 2018 | India | Bangladesh | UAE | ODI |
| 2022 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | UAE | T20 |
