ICC World Cup is scheduled to take place in India from October 18 to November 3. While the preparations for the World Cup are ongoing in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are engaged in the Asia Cup.
After the conclusion of the Asia Cup held in Pakistan, Sri Lanka is set to host the tournament as well. India will be playing their matches in Sri Lanka.
The first match of the Asia Cup, happening from Bhadra 13 to 31, will be between Pakistan and Nepal. Nepal will face Pakistan for the first time in the Multan match.
The Nepali team is currently in Pakistan. They have been practicing for a few days.
Nepal, placed in Group A, will compete against Pakistan and India. Similarly, in Group B, there are Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. Two teams from each group will proceed to the next stage.
Four countries, including Nepal, have announced their teams for the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are yet to announce their teams.
Nepali Team: Rohit Paudel (Captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mausam Dhalaka, Sandeep Jora, Kishor Mahato, and Arjun Saud.
Pakistan Team: Babar Azam (Captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Harris, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Usman Mir, Fakheem Asraf, Haris Rauf, Muhammad Waseem Junior, Nasim Shah, and Shaheen Afridi.
Indian Team: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilk Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson.
Bangladesh Team: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Litton 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, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, and Tanjid Hasan Sakib.
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