If you are wondering about the Asia Cup 2018 and looking for these answers,
Who is playing?
When and where they are going to play their games against each other?
Where I can watch on TV, I mean which TV channel is going to telecast it LIVE?
Who are the voices from the commentary box?
Then it is the perfect place for you to get all you need to know about Asia Cup 2018 starting from tomorrow.
Teams and Squads
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- India
- Hong Kong
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
Afghanistan squad
Captain: Asghar Afghan
Batsmen: Mohammad Shahzad , Ihsanullah Janat, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Munir Ahmad Kakar
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aftab Alam, Sayed Shirzad, Wafadar, Yamin Ahmadzai
All Rounders: Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf
Bangladesh squad
Captain: Mashrafe Mortaza
Batsmen: Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Hossain, Mominul Haque
Bowlers: Nazmul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
All Rounders: Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Abu Haider
India squad
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Batsmen: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed
All Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel
Hong Kong squad
Captain: Anshuman Rath
Batsmen: Babar Hayat, Cameron McAulsan, Scott McKechnie, Waqas Khan, Christopher Carter
Bowlers: Ehsan Khan, Ehsan Nawaz, Arshad Mohammad, Nadeem Ahmed, Raag Kapur, Tanveer Ahmed, Aftab Hussain
All Rounders: Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah, Tanwir Afzal, Nizakat Khan
Pakistan squad
Captain: Sarfaraz Ahmed
Batsmen: Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail
Bowlers: Hasan Ali, Usman Khan Shanwari, Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi
All Rounders: Fahim Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik
Sri Lanka squad
Captain: Angelo Mathews
Batsmen: Kusal Mendis, Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Niroshan Dickwella
Bowlers: Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Malinga
All Rounders: Amila Aponso, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Kasun Rajitha.
Asia Cup 2018 Schedule
The Asia Cup 2018 is scheduled from 15 to 28 September in Dubai and Abu Dhabi involving five full members; India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Hong Kong (Qualifier). The matches will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Date: September 15, 2018
Match: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Group B
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 16, 2018
Match: Pakistan vs Hong Kong, 2nd ODI, Group A
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 17, 2018
Match: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI, Group B
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 18, 2018
Match: India vs Hong Kong, 4th ODI, Group A
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 19, 2018
Match: India vs Pakistan, 5th ODI, Group A
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 20, 2018
Match: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 6th ODI, Group B
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 21, 2018
Match: TBC vs TBC, 1st Super Four
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 21, 2018
Match: TBC vs TBC, 2nd Super Four
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 23, 2018
Match: TBC vs TBC, 3rd Super Four
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 23, 2018
Match: TBC vs TBC, 4th Super Four
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 25, 2018
Match: TBC vs TBC, 5th Super Four
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 26, 2018
Match: TBC vs TBC, 6th Super Four
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
Date: September 28, 2018
Match: TBC vs TBC, Final
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 11:30 AM GMT, 03:30 PM Local, 4:30 PM PST
List of Broadcasters:
Asia Cup Live Streaming for 2018
Hotstar
Now TV
SuperSport Live
Willow TV online
Asia Cup 2018 List of Channel/Broadcasters
India Star Sports, DD National (DD1), DD Sports
Pakistan Ten Sports & PTV Sports
Bangladesh Gazi TV network (GTV)
Afghanistan Ariana TV
Sri Lanka SLRC (Channel Eye)
New Zealand Yupp TV
UK Sky sports cricket
Australia Fox Sports
South Africa SuperSport
Canada ATN cricket Plus
USA Willow TV
Malaysia Astro cricket HD
UAE & MENA OSN sports cricket HD
Singapore Star cricket
List of Commentators for Asia Cup 2018
The star-studded team of the commentators for the tournament was announced. The team comprises of three Indians, two Pakistanis, two Sri Lankans, two Australians and a person each from England and Bangladesh.
The elite list will comprise
Sunil Gavaskar, VVS Laxman and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan from India
Aamir Sohail and Ramiz Raja from Pakistan
Russell Arnold and Kumar Sangakkara from Sri Lanka
Brett Lee and Dean Jones from Australia
Athar Ali Khan from Bangladesh
Kevin Pietersen from England
The name of Zaheer Khan has also been given as a cover if VVS Laxman is unable to make it to the tournament.
Let battle begins, and may the best team wins! And I will be rooting for Pakistan hope they will repeat their performance of the Champions Trophy 2017.
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