ACC Asia Cup Background
The Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup is a men’s one-day international and twenty-twenty international cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was established in an effort to promote harmony across Asian countries. Initially, every two years was how often it was supposed to happen. The victorious team becomes the champions of Asia in the sole cricket continental competition, the Asia Cup. Both the ODI and T20I formats are alternated every two years.
The Grand tournament ASIA CUP 2022
Dates for the 15th ASIA Cricket CUP 2022 are 27 August to 11 September 2022. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has finally released the ASIA CUP 2022 cricket schedule after two-year delay. The Asian Cricket Council relocated the ASIA CUP 2022 to the United Arab Emirates due to present circumstances in Sri Lanka, however Sri Lanka still has exclusive hosting rights.
Schedule for ASIA CUP 2022
The commencement and conclusion of the ASIA CUP Cricket 2022 matches are announced by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Full schedule was also released by ACC on August 2. The ASIA CUP 2022 schedule, fixtures, and timeline are shown below.
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Group Stage Schedule
| Dates | 1st Team | 2nd Team | Location | IST Time |
| August 27, 2022 | Sri Lanka | Afghanistan | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| August 28, 2022 | India | Pakistan | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| August 30, 2022 | Bangladesh | Afghanistan | Sharjah | 7:30 PM |
| August 31, 2022 | India | Qualifier Team | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Pakistan | Qualifier Team | Sharjah | 7:30 PM |
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Super 4 Schedule
| Dates | 1st Team | 2nd Team | Location | IST Time |
| Sep 3, 2022 | B1 | B2 | Sharjah | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 4, 2022 | A1 | A2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 6, 2022 | A1 | B1 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 7, 2022 | A2 | B2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 8, 2022 | A1 | B2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 9, 2022 | B1 | A2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
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Finale Schedule
| AIS Cup 2022 Final-Sep 11, 2022 | 1st Super 4 | 2nd Super 4 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
The Finalized Teams for ASIA Cricket CUP 2022
Six Asian teams will compete in the SIA Cup 2022, according to the source materials. The eligible teams are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. One team each from Kuwait, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Hong Kong will qualify and join the other competitors.
| No | Team Name |
| 1 | INDIA |
| 2 | Pakistan |
| 3 | Sri Lanka |
| 4 | Afghanistan |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
| 6 | Kuwait / UAE / Singapore / Hong Kong |
Venues for ASIA Cricket CUP 2022
UAE will host the 2022 Asia Cup in place of Sri Lanka. These cricket stadiums and locations will host the ASIA Cup in 2022.
| Venue / Cricket Stadium |
| · Dubai International Stadium |
| · Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Group Divisions of Teams
A set of 6 teams, split into 2 groups, are participating. The ASIA CUP 2022 Group details are shown here.
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Group 1
| No | Team Name |
| 1 | INDIA |
| 2 | Pakistan |
| 3 | One of the Qualifier Teams among Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, UAE |
Group 2:
| No | Team Name |
| 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 2 | Afghanistan |
| 3 | Bangladesh |
ASIA Cricket CUP 2022 Squads
India Squad
- Rohit Sharma (Captain)
- KL Rahul (VC)
- Virat Kohli
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Deepak Hooda
- Dinesh Karthik (wk)
- Rishabh Pant (wk)
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- R Ashwin
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Arshdeep Singh
- Avesh Khan
Pakistan Squad |
| Babar Azam (c) |
| · Shadab Khan |
| · Asif Ali |
| · Fakhar Zaman |
| · Haider Ali |
| · Haris Rauf |
| · Iftikhar Ahmed |
| · Khushdil Shah |
| · Mohammad Nawaz |
| · Mohammad Rizwan |
| · Mohammad Wasim Jnr |
| · Naseem Shah |
| · Shahnawaz Dahani |
| · Usman Qadir |
Bangladesh Squad
- Shakib Al Hasan (captain)
- Anamul Haque
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Afif Hossain
- Mosaddek Hossain
- Mahmudullah
- Mahedi Hasan
- Mohammad Saifuddin
- Hasan Mahmud
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Nasum Ahmed
- Sabbir Rahman
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Ebadot Hossain
- Parvez Hossain Emon
- Nurul Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
Bangladesh Squad
- Dasun Shanaka (c)
- Danushka Gunathilaka
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis
- Charith Asalanka
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Ashen Bandara
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Jeffrey Vandersay
- Praveen Jayawickrama
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Dilshan Madushanka
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Nuwanidu Fernando
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Dinesh Chandimal
Afghanistan Squad
- Mohammad Nabi (c)
- Najibullah Zadran
- Afsar Zazai
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Farid Ahmad Malik
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Hashmatullah Shahidi
- Hazratullah Zazai
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Karim Janat
- Mujeeb ur Rahman
- Najibullah Zadran
- Naveen ul Haq
- Noor Ahmad
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Rashid Khan
- Samiullah Shinwari
Conclusion
All of the Asia Cup teams have already released their rosters for the competition with only a few days left. As all the teams aim to win the trophy and show their dominance before the T20 World Cup last preparations have already begun. Fans and professionals have both been providing their views based on the Asia Cup teams during the same period.
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