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Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 Jersey: Pakistan has launched its jersey for Asia Cup 2023. The Asia Cup is going to start from August 30 i.e. Wednesday, which is being organized by Pakistan. However, Pakistan’s name is not in the Asia Cup jersey. Some pictures of Pakistani players doing the rounds on social media, with the jerseys bearing only the Asia Cup logo but no name of the host country underneath. Please state that Sri Lanka is co-hosting the Asia Cup. Four matches of the tournament will be played in Pakistan while nine matches including the final will be played in Sri Lanka. The Indian team will play all its matches in Sri Lanka.
Many Pakistani cricket fans are taking to social media to question whether their country is finally named in the Asia Cup. Jersey But why not? Last year, the Asia Cup was held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), hosted by Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s name was written below the Asia Cup logo even though the tournament was held in another country. On the other hand, some say that Asia Cup 2023 The match will be played between two countries, which is probably why Pakistan’s name was not written on the jersey. However, nothing has been officially said about this.
Significantly, Pakistan was to host the Asia Cup alone but India refused to go to its neighboring country due to security reasons. After this, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCI) clashed for several months. At one point there were even speculations about the Asia Cup being canceled and Pakistan being stripped of the hosting rights. In such a situation, the Asia Cricket Council (ACC) decided to organize the Asia Cup under a hybrid model and Sri Lanka became the co-host.
Pakistan will open their Asia Cup campaign against Nepal on Wednesday. This match will be played at Multan ground. In the Asia Cup, 6 teams will show their strength for the trophy. India, Pakistan and Nepal are in Group A while Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are in Group B. This time the tournament will be played in ODI format.
Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam (capt), Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr. , Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saeed Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir (Travelling Reserve).