Asia Cup 2023: Team India Squad Announcement- KL Rahul, Iyer make the squad; Tilak Varma gets maiden call up- Squad, fixtures, details

Asia Cup 2023: With the Asia Cup set to begin on August 30 in Pakistan, four of the six participating teams have already announced their squads for the tournament. Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh had already announced their squads, and on Monday, August 21, Team India also announced its 17-man squad, which will be travelling across Sri Lanka and Pakistan for the Asia Cup.

After discussions between the chairman of the selection committee, Ajit Agarkar, India's head coach, Rahul Dravid, and captain Rohit Sharma, the BCCI announced the squad in an X post.

Here's the Rohit Sharma-led team for the upcoming #AsiaCup2023 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/TdSyyChB0b

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 21, 2023

The team consists of Hardik Pandya as vice captain. Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna made the squad. Sanju Samson has also been selected as the travelling standby player.

Despite speculations about the fitness of the duo, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have both been selected for the team. Tilak Varma gets his maiden call-up for the one-day format.

Pacers Bumrah and Krishna have also been included in the squad. After their hiatus due to injuries, both made their comebacks for India in the ongoing T20I series against Ireland.

India, Pakistan, and Nepal are in Group A, while Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are in Group B.

After the group stages, the top two teams from each group will play each other in the Super 4s. The top two teams after the Super 4s will play each other in the final.

India will open the campaign against Pakistan on Saturday, September 2, in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The tournament will start with Pakistan playing Nepal on August 30 at Multan.

Asia Cup 2023: India Squad 

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Travelling stand-by player: Sanju Samson

Asia Cup 2023: Teams and Squad Details

Group A

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mousom Dhakal, Sundeep Jora, Kishore Mahato, Arjun Saud

Group B

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mamhud, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Mohammad Naim

Afghanistan: Squad yet to be announced

Sri Lanka: Squad yet to be announced

Asia Cup 2023: India's group stage fixtures

September 2: India vs Pakistan, Kandy
September 4: India vs Nepal, Kandy

Asia Cup 2023: Group stage fixtures, schedule

August 30: Pakistan vs Nepal, Multan
August 31: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Kandy 
September 2: India vs Pakistan, Kandy
September 3: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Lahore 
September 4: India vs Nepal, Kandy
September 5: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Lahore

Asia Cup 2023: Super 4s stage fixtures, schedule

According to a press release issued by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), Pakistan would remain A1, and India will remain A2, regardless of their positions after the group stage. If either of them fails to qualify, Nepal will take their place.
Similarly, in Group B, Sri Lanka will remain first and Bangladesh second. If either of the teams fails to make the Super 4s, Afghanistan will take their place.

September 6: A1 vs B2, Lahore
September 9: B1 vs B2, Colombo
September 10: A1 vs A2, Colombo
September 12: A2 vs B1, Colombo
September 14: A1 vs B1, Colombo
September 15: A2 vs B2, Colombo

Asia Cup 2023: Final

September 17: Super 4s 1 vs. Super 4s 2, Colombo
September 18: Reserve day for the final.

Asia Cup 2023: Tickets Link

Fans can buy tickets for the group stage matches by clicking on the link below

https://pcb.bookme.pk/

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