Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, Date And Time, Teams Cricket, Tickets, Venue, India Squad, Date, Format, Live Telecast Details And Latest Updates

Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, Date And Time, Teams Cricket, Tickets, Venue, India Squad, Date, Format, Live Telecast Details And Latest Updates: The upcoming Asia Cup 2022 is the next big cricketing event that is being anticipated by cricket fans in the Asian Continent and all across the globe. The six-nation tournament will be of utmost importance as it will be held just before the T20 World Cup 2022, which is scheduled to be played in Australia this year.

Asia Cup 2022 is slated to begin on August 27 and the summit clash is scheduled to be held on September 11. The tournament was initially planned to be conducted in Sri Lanka, however, due to the prevailing crisis in the island nation, UAE was chosen as the alternative venue. Sri Lanka will retain its hosting rights.

The schedule of the Asia Cup 2022 has already been announced by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The 15th edition of the Asia Cup will begin with Sri Lanka versus Afghanistan contest in the Dubai International Stadium. Meanwhile, India and Pakistan will be seen in action on 28th August.

Team India are the defending champions of the tournament and is the most crowned team in Asia Cup history. The Men in Blue have won seven titles so far.

This article will lead you through Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, Date And Time, Teams Cricket, Tickets, Venue, India Squad, Date, Format, Live Telecast Details And Latest Updates.

Asia Cup 2022 Latest Updates:

• The Asian Cricket Council (ACC), on 2nd August, released the schedule for the Asia Cup 2022.
• India and Pakistan will face each other in a Group B clash on August 28th in Dubai.
• Pakistan has announced its 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2022.
• Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has overlooked veteran cricketer Shoaib Malik, who was expected to make his international return in the tournament.
• India is expected to release its Asia Cup 2022 squad on 8th August.
• India’s squad for the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup are likely to be same.
• All-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to be named India’s Vice-captain in the T20 format, starting Asia Cup 2022.
• Asia Cup to be held in the UAE.

Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, Fixture and Venues:

As mentioned earlier, the Asia Cup 2022 will see its opener match on August 27 in the Dubai International Stadium. The final of the tournament will be held on 11th September at the same venue.

Sharjah Cricket Stadium and Dubai International Stadium will be used to host the Asia Cup 2022.

Asia Cup 2022 Cricket Teams:

The 15th edition of the Asia Cup will have six teams participating in the tournament which will be held in the T20 format. While the five prominent cricket-playing nations in Asia will get a direct entry, one team will enter the tournament after playing the qualifier round. The likes of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are the automatic qualifiers. One team from Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore and UAE will join the above-mentioned five teams after qualifier round.

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Asia Cup 2022 Teams and Squad:

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has already announced its squad for the Asia Cup 2022. While the remaining five teams are yet to reveal their playing members.

Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2022:

 Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan (vc), Haris Rauf, Khushdil Shah, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir.

India’s Probable Squad for Asia Cup 2022:

Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin

Bangladesh’s Probable Squad for Asia Cup 2022:

Shakib Al Hasan (c), Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmud Ullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Taskin Ahmed.

Afghanistan: Squad yet to be named

Sri Lanka: Squad yet to be named

Asia Cup 2022 Format:

The fifteenth edition of the Asia Cup will be conducted in the T20 format. In the view of the forthcoming T20 World Cup, the tournament is played in the T20 format. This will be the only second time when the six-nation tournament will be played in the T20 format, the last being played back in 2016.

Live Telecast and Broadcasting of Asia Cup 2022:

Asia Cup 2022 Tickets:

There is no official update on the sale of tickets for the Asia Cup 2022 so far. With the tournament just around the corner, the sale is expected to go live in the coming few days. Stay Tuned to get informed as soon as we get any information.

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