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The much-awaited moment has arrived for cricket fans around the world as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has pulled back the curtains to unveil the complete schedule of Asia Cup 2023. With a total of 13 exciting matches on the agenda, this tournament promises to deliver a cricketing spectacle like no other. The Asia Cup 2023 will bring together the likes of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal, setting the stage for an intense battle for regional supremacy. The ACC has planned a captivating group stage format for this edition, adding an extra layer of excitement to the proceedings. Teams will battle it out in their respective groups, with only the top two from each group advancing to the much-anticipated Super Four stage. The Super Four stage is where the stakes get higher, and the competition reaches fever pitch. The four best teams from the group stage will lock horns in fierce encounters, each game a crucial step towards securing a spot in the grand finale....

Afghanistan have announced their squad for the Asia Cup, to be played on August 27 in the UAE .  The veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi will lead the side for Asia Cup 2022. Middle-order batsman Najibullah Zadran has been named vice-captain for the tournament.  Afghanistan, placed in Group B, will begin their campaign against Sri Lanka on August 27. Squad: Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran (vc), Afsar Zazai (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shinwari.

The latest edition of Asia Cup 2022 will be hosted by Sri Lanka Cricket in the United Arab of Emirates. Earlier, Sri Lanka was supposed to host the tournament on their home grounds, but due to a shortage of fuel and food alongside record inflation, they have moved to UAE. Six teams will participate in the Asia Cup. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have earned a direct ticket for the tournament while the remaining team will book its berth through the qualification round. UAE, Kuwait, Hong Kong and Singapore will compete for the 6th spot, which will begin on August 20.  Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Cricket Stadium and Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium will host all the matches. The championship is slated to begin on August 27 in the T20 format. India to face Pakistan on August 28.

Arch-rivals Pakistan and India will face off in Dubai in this year´s Asia Cup, the ICC announced Tuesday. The 14th edition of the Asia Cup was initially supposed to be held in India but later it was moved to the United Arab Emirates because of strained relations between the two countries. The 13-match tournament (50-over ODI format) will gets underway on September 15 with Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh, the ICC said. Schedule: Sept 15 – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (Dubai) Sept 16 – Pakistan v Qualifier (Dubai) Sept 17 – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi) Sept 18 – India v Qualifier (Dubai) Sept 19 – India v Pakistan (Dubai) Sept 20 – Bangladesh v Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi) Super Four Sept 21 – Group A Winner v Group B Runner-up (Dubai) Sept 21 – Group B Winner v Group A Runner-up (Abu Dhabi) Sept 23 – Group A Winner v Group A Runner-up (Dubai) Sept 23 – Group B Winner v Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi) Sept 25 – Group A Winner v Group B Winner (Dubai) Sept 26 – Group A Runne...

It has been confirmed - the next year’s Asia Cup will be scheduled in Bangladesh for the third consecutive time.  The T20 format tournament will feature India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and an associate nation, starting on February 24 and the final match to be held on March 6. "Pakistan raised the point that Bangladesh should host next year's Asia Cup and everyone agreed," BCB president Nazmul Hassan told reporters in Dhaka on Wednesday.  "Four Test nations will get direct entry while one Associate nation will come through the qualifying tournament. We also discussed whether there can be more cricket at the Under-19 level between the Asian countries.” Meanwhile, Afghanistan, Oman, Hong Kong and the UAE will compete to qualify for the Asia Cup as Associate nation. The previous two season of the Asia Cup were held in Dhaka in 2012 and 2014. This will be the fifth time the tournament is being held in Bangladesh, having previously hosted in...

Pakistan Cricket Board appointed the former Pakistan's wicketkeeper Moin Khan as a new head coach of Pakistan cricket team for the forthcoming two big tournaments - Asia Cup and World T20 to be held in Bangladesh. Moin is set to replace Dav Whatmore, whose current contract with PCB expires this month and recently been replaced by Zakir Khan. In addition, PCB appointed the former fast bowler Mohammad Akram as a team's bowling coach on a two-year contract. Pakistan is currently sit on fifth, sixth and fourth position at the ICC rankings for Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 respectively. Following with these two above appointments by PCB will boost the ranking of Pakistan cricket team.

Due to recent poor form, Left-handed middle-order batsman Suresh Raina and fast bowler Ishant Sharma both have been ruled out of Asia Cup squad starting on February 25 in Bangladesh. However, right-handed batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has been added to the Asia Cup squad. Pujara get his first ODI call since the tour to Zimbabwe on his ODI debut. There will be five teams participating in Asia Cup 2014: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Asia Cup 2014 Schedule Tue Feb 25 1st ODI - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Wed Feb 26 2nd ODI - Bangladesh vs India, at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Thu Feb 27 3rd ODI - Afghanistan vs Pakistan, at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Fri Feb 28 4th ODI - India vs Sri Lanka, at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Sat Mar 1 5th ODI - Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Sun Mar 2 6th ODI - India vs Pakistan, at Shere Bang...

Bangladesh squad : Imrul Kayes, Nazimuddin, Mushfiqur Rahim, Jahurul Islam, Nasir Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Abdur Razzak, Mahmudullah, Elias Sunny, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shafiul Islam, Anamul Haque, Shahadat Hossain, Nazmul Hossain. Reserves : Shuvagata Hom, Enamul Haque, Tamim Iqbal, Abul Hasan and Farhad Reza In : Anamul Haque, Nazimuddin, Mashrafe Mortaza, Jahurul Islam, Shahadat Hossain Out: Shahriar Nafees, Alok Kapali, Rubel Hossain, Naeem Islam

Shoaib Malik , Adnan Akmal and Imran Farhat has been ruled out from the squad, whereas wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed and Nasir Jamshed has been added in squad. Fast bowler Junaid Khan has not been selected due to his knee injury. Pakistan Team for Asia Cup : Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Hammad Azam, Asad Shafiq, Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Wahab Riaz and Aizaz Cheema.

Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal and Off-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna have been included in 14-man squad for the Asia Cup starting from in mid-March. Sri Lanka squad for Asia Cup : Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Tharanga, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayaka, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Seekkuge Prasanna, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Farveez Maharoof and Suranga Lakmal.

Virat Kohli has been appointed as vice-captain for the Asia Cup , Indian selectors reported. Selectors has been given another chance to Sachin Tendulkar to play in Asia Cup despite his poor performance in the ongoing tri-series in Australia. Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan has been rested for the Asia cup starting from March 11 in Bangladesh. Yusuf Pathan and Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda both has been included in the 15-member squad. Indian squad for Asia Cup : MS Dhoni (Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Rahul Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Praveen Kumar, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Ashok Dinda.

Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of cricket for six months due to the treatment of his lung tumour. He would not be available to play the Asia Cup and the IPL season 5 starts on April 4.