ACC Asia Cup 2023 India Squad – The 7 times Asia Cup trophy winner will play their first game of the Asia Cup 2023 against Pakistan. To be held on September 2 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy.
The Asia Cup 2023 will be played between the five full members of the Asian Cricket Council. The 2023 ACC Men’s Premier Cup winner Nepal will join India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Asia Cup 2023 India Squad
ACC Asia Cup 2023 India Squad: The 16th edition of the Asia Cup tournament is scheduled to play between August – September and will be jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Asia Cup 2023 will also be the first of its kind to be co-hosted by multiple countries.
Four matches of the Asia Cup 2023 will be played in Pakistan while the remaining nine matches of the tournament will be played in Sri Lanka.
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
Support Staff
- Head coach – Rahul Dravid
- Batting coach – Vikram Rathour
- Bowling coach – Paras Mhambrey
- Fielding coach – T Dilip
Updates
- Captain Rohit Sharma confirms he will open and Virat Kohli will play at No.3 in Asia Cup and World Cup 2023.
- Rohit Sharma confirms India will not mess with their Top 3.
- Rohit Sharma in the press conference said, “flexibility doesn’t mean we create havoc in our lineup and send Hardik Pandya to open and send our openers at No.8”.
- Rohit Sharma confirms Rishabh Pant on 21st August isn’t fit to play Asia Cup.
- Ajit Agarkar in the press conference said – “We are hopeful KL Rahul will be completely fit for the opening match in Asia Cup. He is very important for us”.
- To a question regarding Dhawan’s exclusion from the squad, Ajit Agarkar said – “Shikhar Dhawan has been terrific for India over the years. But currently Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill & Ishan are out preferred openers”.
- KL Rahul is carrying a niggle, but is expected to be fully fit by the 2-3rd match of the Asia Cup.
Asia Cup 2023 India Schedule
Asia Cup 2023 India Schedule: Indian cricket team will play 2 group matches against the remaining teams of their group – Pakistan and Nepal. Check out the Asia Cup 2023 India Schedule below with venue details.
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 02-Sep | Pakistan v India | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| 04-Sep | India v Nepal | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
Asia Cup 2023 Schedule – Super 4s
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 6-SEP | Pakistan v Bangladesh | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| 9-SEP | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 10-SEP | Pakistan v India | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 12-SEP | India v Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 14-Sep | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 15-SEP | India v Bangladesh | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 17-SEP | FINAL | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Asia Cup 2023 Teams
The six teams of the Asia Cup 2023 will be divided into 2 groups of three teams. The top 2 teams of Asia Cup 2023 points table of each group will advance to the super four round where the top two teams will advance to the final. Check out the Asia Cup 2023 Teams below:
Group A
- Pakistan
- India
- Nepal
Group B
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Afghanistan
Asia Cup 2023 Venue
All matches of the Asia Cup 2023 will be played across 4 different venues across Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan
- Gaddafi Stadium – Lahore(3 Matches)
- Multan Cricket Stadium – Multan(1 Match)
Sri Lanka
- R. Premadasa Stadium – Colombo(6 Matches)
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium – Kandy(3 Matches)
