Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, India Team, Squad, Format, Teams, Groups, Live Telecast & Live Streaming In India: The fifteenth edition of the Asia Cup is just around the corner as only 3 days remain for the tournament to see its opener between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The six-team competition will be held in the UAE, starting August 27 and the final will be held on September 11. This year’s Asia Cup 2022 is extremely important as it would be the actual litmus test to judge the performance of all the teams ahead of the all-important T20 World Cup 2022.
While the fans have gone berserk with their limitless excitement, the pundits are also anticipating a wholesome contest amongst the teams. More than any other clash, everyone is looking for the India-Pakistan game which is scheduled to be held on August 28.
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has already rolled out the schedule for the Asia Cup 2022. Moreover, all the concerned teams have announced their squads for the tournament.
This article will lead you through Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, Indian Team, Squad, Format, Teams, Live Telecast & Streaming in India.
Asia Cup 2022 Teams:
Six teams will compete in the Asia Cup 2022. While five teams will get a direct qualification, one team will make its way to the tournament after competing in the qualifiers. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be the five direct qualifiers and one team from Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, and UAE will join the abovementioned five teams in the Asia Cup 2022.
Asia Cup 2022 Groups:
| Group A | Ground B |
| India | Bangladesh |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| Qualifying Team | Afghanistan |
Asia Cup 2022 Schedule:
| Date | Match | Venue | Time IST |
| Aug 27 | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Aug 28 | India vs Pakistan | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Aug 30 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Sharjah | 7:30 PM |
| Aug 31 | India vs Qualifier | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 1 | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 2 | Pakistan vs Qualifier | Sharjah | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 3 | B1 vs B2 | Sharjah | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 4 | A1 vs A2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 6 | A1 vs B1 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 7 | A2 vs B2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 8 | A1 vs B2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 9 | B1 vs A2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 11 | Final | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
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Asia Cup 2022: Indian team, Squad, Players:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, RishabhPant (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Virat Kohli, R Bishnoi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Deepak Hooda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
Standby: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar.
Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (c), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Usman Qadir.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Charith Asalanka (vc), Danushka Gunathilaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Ashen Bandara, Matheesha Pathirana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera,
Afghanistan Squad: Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran (vc), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Hashmatullah Shahidi,Afsar Zazai (WK), Mujib ur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Hazratullah Zazai, and Samiullah Shinwari.
Reserves: Nijat Masoud, Qais Ahmad, and Sharafuddin Ashraf
Bangladesh Squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Hasan Mahmud, Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah, Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Anamul Haque, Mosaddek Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Taskin Ahmed
Asia Cup 2022: Format –
This year’s Asia Cup 2022 will be held in the 20-over format. With an eye to gear up preparation for the T20 World Cup 2022, the Asia Cup 2022 will be held in the T20 format. This is the only second time when Asia Cup will be played in 20-20 format.
Asia Cup 2022 Live Telecast & Broadcasting in India:
| Country | Live Telecast and Broadcast Channels |
| India | Star Sports network |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports and Ten Sports |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV (GTV) |
| Australia and New Zealand | Yupp TV |
| South Africa | SuperSport network |
| The USA and UK | Hotstar |
| Middle East | OSN Sports Cricket |
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