Asian Championship 2023: Preview, Squads, Schedule & Top Player Cards
The clash is about to intensify as Asia’s best are set to battle in the Asian Championship 2023. The six-team tournament starts on August 30 and will be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Apart from India and Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal are the other four teams participating in the tournament. While fans would be excited to watch which team emerges as Asia’s next champion, you could also be a champion on Rario.
The tournament will be hosted on D3 and you could win rewards during every match. All you need is the right players and in this blog, we will make this process easier for you. The Asian Championship 2023 squads, schedule and top player cards from each team are as follows:
Squads
Group A
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.
Top Player Cards: Babar Azam, Naseem Shah, Fakhar Zaman
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumraj, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (travelling reserve).
Top Player Cards: Kl Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mousom Dhakal, Sundeep Jora, Kishore Mahato, Arjun Saud
Top Player Cards: Sandeep Lamichhane
Group B
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Shamim Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Top Player Cards: Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Litton Das
Afghanistan (Squad yet to be announced):
Top Player Cards: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi
Sri Lanka (Squad yet to be announced):
Top Player Cards: Wanindu Hasaranga, Pathum Nissanka, Maheesh Theekshana
Schedule
30 August- Pakistan vs. Nepal in Multan, Pakistan
31 August- Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka in Kandy, Sri Lanka
2 September- Pakistan vs. India in Kandy, Sri Lanka
3 September- Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan in Lahore, Pakistan
4 September- India vs. Nepal in Kandy, Sri Lanka
5 September- Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka in Lahore, Pakistan
6 September- A1 vs B2 in Lahore, Pakistan
9 September- B1 vs B2 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
10 September- A1 vs A2 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
12 September- A2 vs B1 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
14 September- A1 vs B1 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
15 September- A2 vs B2 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
17 September- Final in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog are based on the author’s analysis and do not guarantee actual player performance. Please make your teams on D3 at your own discretion.
