Asia Cup 2023 is all set to kick off with the Pakistan vs Nepal match in Multan on August 30. On the other hand, Team India will commence their campaign in the 6-nation tournament in Pallekele on the 2nd of September. But, what about the full India Asia Cup match list 2023? When and where men in blue will play as the tournament progresses? Will India play in Pakistan? In this space, you will find the full schedule of the Indian Cricket Team in Asia Cup 2023.
Asia Cup India Team 2023 Players List
On August 21, BCCI named a 17-man squad for the tournament, Rohit Sharma being the leader of the pack. Recovering from the injuries, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are expected to make a comeback as both of them have been named in the squad. However, Rahul Dravid has ruled out KL Rahul’s chances in the opening two games.
Asia Cup 2023 will also witness Jasprit Bumrah’s return to the ODI squad. Recently, the speedster led a young Indian side to a 2-0 T20I series win against Ireland. His aim will be to perform at his peak in the games that are part of the India Asia Cup 2023 match list. The performance in the upcoming event may decide his World Cup fate. Below, is the Asia Cup 2023 India players list.
Batsmen | Keepers | All-rounder | Bowlers |
Rohit Sharma (c) | KL Rahul | Hardik Pandya | Shardul Thakur |
Virat Kohli | Ishan Kishan | Ravindra Jadeja | Kuldeep Yadav |
Shubman Gill | Axar Patel | Mohammed Siraj | |
Shreyas Iyer | Jasprit Bumrah | ||
Tilak Verma | Mohammed Siraj | ||
Suryakumar Yadav | Prasidh Krishna |
India Asia Cup Match List 2023
In the group stage, Rahul Dravid’s troops will face Pakistan and Nepal. And if they manage to finish in the top 2 of the group stage table then they will head to the ‘Super 4’ stage. In this stage, four teams will play 3 games each.
Meanwhile, Fans are wondering if the Indian cricket team will go to Pakistan for a match. There’s a game scheduled to play in Lahore as part of the Super 4 matches. Specifically, A1 team will face B2 team in the Lahore game. However, here the term “A1 team” doesn’t mean the one expected to top Group A. It actually refers to Pakistan, as named by the Asian Cricket Council. In Group A, Pakistan is labeled A1, India as A2. Nepal could take A1 or A2 if they qualify for the Super 4 stage.
So, India will play Asia Cup 2023 only in Sri Lanka and we are aware of India matches’ dates. Throughout the tournament India will play two games in Pallekele and they could play a maximum of 4 games in Colombo. The timing of all of India’s matches is 3:00 PM.
Match | Date | Time (IST) | Venue |
India vs Pakistan | Sep 2 | 3:00 PM | Pallekele |
India vs Nepal | Sep 4 | 3:00 PM | Pallekele |
Super 4 – Match 1 | Sep 10 | 3:00 PM | Colombo |
Super 4 – Match 2 | Sep 12 | 3:00 PM | Colombo |
Super 4 – Match 3 | Sep 15 | 3:00 PM | Colombo |
Final | Sep 17 | 3:00 PM | Colombo |
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