The lads’s cricket occasion within the 2022 Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China will see 15 groups battling it out for the highest honours. The occasion will get underway on September 27. The bronze and gold medal match can be performed on October 7.
For the unversed, cricket was a part of the Asian Video games in 2010 and 2014. Nevertheless, in 2018, the game was absent from the Asian Video games. A lot to the delight of the cricket followers, the game is again and can guarantees to be an intriguing spectacle.
By advantage of their respective ICC rankings, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh have immediately progressed to the quarterfinals. The remaining 11 groups will attempt to seize the 4 spots accessible within the last-eight stage of the competitors. The opposite 11 groups embrace Afghanistan, Mongolia, Cambodia, Japan, Nepal, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Bahrain, and Maldives. These groups have been divided into 4 teams and the group winners will solely make the reduce for the quarterfinals.
Because the ODI World Cup is about to start on October 5 in India, groups like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan are sending second-string groups to compete within the Asian Video games 2023. Nevertheless, there is no such thing as a lack of cricketing expertise in a few of these groups as was evident through the Rising Males’s Asia Cup earlier this 12 months.
India have given alternatives to a few of their rising stars who’ve executed exceedingly effectively within the Indian Premier League and home cricket in latest instances. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been named because the skipper and he can have the likes of Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and lots of extra high quality cricketers in his crew.
Pakistan can be led by uncapped Qasim Akram within the competitors. Nevertheless, there’s sufficient expertise within the type of gamers like Asif Ali and Mohammad Hasnain. Gamers like Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Usman Qadir, and Shahnawaz Dahani have first rate expertise of taking part in in worldwide cricket. A number of the gamers who had been a part of the Pakistan facet that gained the Rising Asia Cup have additionally been named within the squad for the Asian Video games like Omair Bin Yousuf and Arshad Iqbal, amongst others.
Sri Lanka can be led by Sahan Arachchige, who changed Maheesh Theekshana within the Asia Cup 2023 squad, forward of the ultimate towards India final week. Skilled gamers like Ashen Bandara and Nuwan Thushara must information quite a lot of youthful gamers current on the facet.
 Opening batter Saif Hassan can be main the Bangladesh facet which options skilled campaigners like Yasir Ali and Mosaddek Hossain. The thrilling Tanzim Hasan Sakib, who made a glowing worldwide debut towards India within the Asia Cup, can be one of many gamers to be careful for due to his capability to swing the ball in each instructions.
Asian Video games 2023 Qualifying Teams
Teams
A
B
C
D
Groups
Afghanistan, Mongolia
Cambodia, Nepal, Japan
Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand
Malaysia, Bahrain, Maldives
Asian Video games 2023 Schedule:
Date
Day
Fixture
Time
27.9.2023
Wednesday
Nepal vs Japan
6:30 AM
27.9.2023
Wednesday
Hong Kong vs Singapore
11:30 AM
28.9.2023
Thursday
Malaysia vs Bahrain
6:30 AM
28.9.2023
Thursday
Japan vs Cambodia
11:30 AM
29.9.2023
Friday
Maldives vs Malaysia
6:30 AM
29.9.2023
Friday
Singapore vs Thailand
11:30 AM
1.10.2023
Sunday
Afghanistan vs Mongolia
6:30 AM
1.10.2023
Sunday
Cambodia vs Nepal
11:30 AM
2.10.2023
Monday
Thailand vs Hong Kong
6:30 AM
2.10.2023
Monday
Bahrain vs Maldives
11:30 AM
3.10.2023
Tuesday
India (top-ranked crew) vs TBD [Quarterfinal 1]
6:30 AM
3.10.2023
Tuesday
Pakistan (second-ranked crew) vs TBD [Quarterfinal 2]
11:30 AM
4.10.2023
Wednesday
Sri Lanka (third-ranked crew) vs TBD [Quarterfinal 3]
6:30 AM
4.10.2023
Wednesday
Bangladesh (fourth-ranked crew) vs TBD [Quarterfinal 4]
11:30 AM
6.10.2023
Friday
Winner of Quarterfinal 1 vs Winner of Quarterfinal 4
6:30 AM
6.10.2023
Friday
Winner of Quarterfinal 2 vs Winner of Quarterfinal 3
11:30 AM
7.10.2023
Saturday
Bronze medal Match [3rd/4th place]
6:30 AM
7.10.2023
Saturday
Gold medal Match [Final]
11:30 AM
*All of the matches can be performed on the Zhejiang College of Expertise Pingfeng Cricket Discipline, China.
Asian Video games 2023 full squad:
India Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Tripathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep
Pakistan Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: Qasim Akram (captain), Omair Bin Yousuf (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Rohail Nazir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Qadir.
Non-travelling reserves – Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi and Mubasir Khan
Sri Lanka Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: Lasith Croospulle, Shevon Daniel, Ashen Bandara, Sahan Arachichige (captain), Ahan Wickramasinghe, Lahiru Udara (wicketkeeper), Ravindu Fernando, Ranitha Liyanarachchi, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sachitha Jayatilake, Vijaykanth Viyaskanth, Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nuwan Thushara, Isitha Wijesundera
Bangladesh Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: Saif Hassan (captain), Jaker Ali, Yasir Ali, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Parvez Hossain Emon, Zakir Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure, Sumon Khan, Ripon Mondol, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Nepal Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: Rohit Paudel (captain), Aasif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Jora, Binod Bhandari, Dipendra Singh Airee, Bibek Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Pratish GC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Avinash Bohara
Japan Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (captain), Ryan Drake, Kazuma Kato-Stafford, Shogo Kimura, Kouhei Kubota, Wataru Miyauchi, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Alexander Shirai-Patmore, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Muneeb Siddique Mian, Tsuyoshi Takada, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Ashley Thurgate, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake. Reserves: Kento Ota-Dobell, Marcus Thurgate, Jun Yamashita
Singapore Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: Navin Param, Abdul Rahman Bhadelia, Aryaman Uchil, Ishaan Paul Sawney, Aahan Achar, Rezza Gaznavi (captain), Chetan Suryawanshi, Janak Prakash, Avi Dixit, Anantha Krishna, Anish Paraam, Vinoth Baskaran, Rohan Rangarajan, Raoul Sharma, Sachin Banamali, Daksh T, Arjun Murteja, Harsh Venkat, Advait Bhargava, Kabir Berlia, Thilipan Omadurai, Glen M
Hong Kong Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: Nizakat Khan (captain), Adil Mehmood, Akbar Khan, Anas Khan, Ayush Shukla, Babar Hayat, Eshan Khan, Hamed Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Mohammad Hassan Khan, Muhammad Khan, Nasrullah Rana, Niaz Ali, Shahid Wasif, Shiv Mathur
Malaysia Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: Raoul Sharma, Ishaan Paul Sawney, Aman Desai, Abdul Rahman Bhadelia, Uchil Aryaman Sunil, Janak Prakash, Rohan Rangarajan, Avi Dixit, Aahan Gopinath Achar, Navin Michael S Param, Rezza Gaznavi, Anish Edward Paraam, Arjun Mutreja, Suryawanshi Chetan Ramchandra
Afghanistan Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: TBA
Cambodia Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: TBA
Mongolia Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: TBA
Thailand Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: TBA
Bahrain Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: TBA
Maldives Males’s Squad For Asian Video games 2023: TBA
Asian Cup 2023 Broadcast and Dwell Stream particulars:
The followers will get to see cricketing motion from the upcoming Asian Video games 2023 on Sony Sports activities Community TV channels. The dwell stream can be accessible on Sony Liv.