Asia Cup 2023: From India, Pakistan to Afghanistan, Nepal – Full squads, team news and more

Asia’s cricket giants will get a final chance to size each other up before October’s ICC Men’s ODI World Cup when the Asia Cup begins on Wednesday.

Fiery rivals India and Pakistan could clash as many as three times if they go all the way in the six-nation continental championship.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka are co-hosts, a hybrid model agreed after World Cup hosts India refused to tour Pakistan, with the final on September 17 in Colombo.

India, led by Rohit Sharma, will open their campaign against Pakistan in a hotly anticipated clash on Saturday in Pallekele. They are expected to meet again in the Super Four stage and could face off for a third time in the final.

The top two teams from each group advance to the Super Four with the leading two in the standings contesting the final.

Here’s a look at all the squads and team news ahead of the Asia Cup:

India

KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have returned from their injuries to make the Asia Cup squad as the cricketing powerhouse fine tune for the upcoming ODI World Cup.

Rahul has not played any competitive cricket since he was injured during this year’s Indian Premier League. Meanwhile, Iyer has been out since Australia’s tour of India in March.

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna,...

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