Asia Cup 2023 is going to start from August 30, which is being hosted by Pakistan. The tournament will be organized in two countries i.e. Pakistan and Sri Lanka under a hybrid model. Pakistan will play four matches while Sri Lanka will have nine matches. The Pakistan team will begin their campaign against Nepal on Wednesday. The first match of the tournament will be played in Multan. Before this match, Pakistan’s wicket keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan had a conversation with the cricketers of Nepal.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shared the video of the conversation between Rizwan and Nepalese players on social media platform X (Twitter). In the video, Rizwan can be seen laughing and joking with the guest players. Meanwhile, Rizwan told the Nepalese cricketers that if you need anything, we are here. Users are getting different reactions on this comment of Rizwan. Many While people praised Rizwan, some criticized him. Let it be known that the Nepalese team will play in the Asia Cup for the first time.
A total of 6 teams are participating in the Asia Cup which are divided into two groups. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will compete for the trophy. India, Pakistan and Nepal have been placed in Group A in this tournament to be held in ODI format. Group B consists of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
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).
Nepal squad for Asia Cup 2023
Rohit Paudel (capt), Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh, Bhim Sharkey, Kushal Malla, Arif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Arey, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mausam Dhakal, Sandeep Jora, Kishore . Mahto, Arjun Saeed.