Asia Cup 2023 Playing 11 of All Teams (Predicted)

It is time to battle for Asian supremacy as six teams are all set to lock horns in the Asia Cup 2023. The competition will begin on the 30th August and it will be played in the ODI format. Hence, the tournament will also provide an opportunity for the teams to finalize their preparation for the upcoming ODI World Cup.

Six teams are divided into two groups of three each as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are sitting in Group A, while India, Pakistan, and Nepal are pooled in Group B. The top two sides from each group will advance to the Super 4 followed by the final among the best two sides in the tournament.

With the ODI World Cup so close, in this post, we predict the playing 11 of all teams for the Asia Cup 2023.

India Playing 11

India have picked up a strong squad for the tournament and they will look to find settled batters for the number four and five position in their batting unit.

1. Rohit Sharma (C),
2. Shubman Gill
3. Virat Kohli
4. Shreyas Iyer
5. KL Rahul (WK)
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Kuldeep Yadav
9. Mohammed Shami
10. Mohammed Siraj
11. Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan playing 11

Like their neighbours, Pakistan also have a settled top order and bowling unit. They will also be searching for the answers to their middle-order woes.

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Imam-ul-Haq
3. Babar Azam (C)
4. Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
5. Iftikhar Ahmed
6. Agha Salman
7. Shadab Khan
8. Usama Mir/Mohammad Nawaz
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Naseem Shah
11. Haris Rauf

Nepal Playing 11

Nepal are placed in a tough group alongside India and Pakistan and they will look to impress in their two games against the mighty opposition.

1. Arjun Saud (WK)
2. Kushal Bhurtel
3. Rohit Paudel (C)
4. Aasif Sheikh
5. Kushal Malla
6. Dipendra Singh
7. Sompal Kami
8. Sandeep Lamichhane
9. Gulsan Jha
10. Karan KC
11. Kishore Mahato

Bangladesh playing 11

Bangladesh have a leadership change after Tamim Iqbal had a fallout with the board. Shakib Al-Hasan will lead the Tigers in the Asia Cup as they will look to stun India and Pakistan alongside Sri Lanka.

1. Mohammad Naim
2. Litton Das
3. Najmul Hossain Shanto
4. Towhid Hridoy
5. Shakib Al Hasan (C)
6. Mushfiqur Rahim (WK)
7. Afif Hossain
8. Mehidy Hasan Miraz
9. Taskin Ahmed
10. Mustafizur Rehman
11. Shoriful Islam

Afghanistan playing 11

Afghanistan haven’t announced their Asia Cup squad yet but there won’t be many changes from their squad against Pakistan.

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK)
2. Ibrahim Zadran
3. Rahmat Shah
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Ikram Alikhil
7. Azmatullah Omarzai
8. Rashid Khan
9. Abdul Rahman
10. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
11. Fazalhaq Farooqi

Sri Lanka playing 11

The Lankan Tigers are also yet to announce their Asia Cup squad but they have a settled unit from the World Cup qualifiers.

1. Pathum Nissanka
2. Sadeera Samarawickrama
3. Kusal Mendis (WK)
4. Charith Asalanka
5. Dhananjaya de Silva
6. Sahan Arachchige
7. Dasun Shanaka (C)
8. Wanindu Hasaranga
9. Maheesh Theekshana
10. Lahiru Kumara
11. Dilshan Madushanka