The Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 will be played between 14th to 23rd July in Sri Lanka. BCCI has announced the team for this event today.
Under-19 world cup winning captain Yash Dhull has been handed the responsibility of leading the team while Punjab team’s Abhishek Sharma has been named vice-captain.
The Emerging Teams Asia Cup will be held in ODI format with eight nations playing for the trophy. It is also seen as a ticket for youngster to their national teams.
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While India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have announced their A team for the tournament, host Sri Lanka, Oman, Nepal and UAE are yet to announce their teams.
India A Team list for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023
| Sai Sudharsan | Abhishek Sharma | Nikin Jose |
| Pradosh Ranjan Paul | Yash Dhull (C) | Riyan Parag |
| Nishant Sindhu | Prabhsimran Singh | Dhruv Jurel (wk) |
| Manav Suthar | Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | Harshit Rana |
| Akash Singh | Nitish Kumar Reddy | Rajvardhan Hangargekar |
| Harsh Dubey (Standby) | Nehal Wadhera (Standby) | Snehal Patil (Standby) |
| Mohit Redkar (Standby) |
Coaching Staff: Sitanshu Kotak (Head Coach), Sairaj Bahutule (Bowling Coach), Munish Bali (Fielding Coach)
India A team is placed in Group B with UAE, Pakistan and Nepal. Whereas Sri Lanka A team is placed in group A along with Bangladesh, Oman and Afghanistan A teams.
The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the semi-final. The first semi-final 1 will be held between A1 vs B2 while the second semifinal will be played between A2 vs B1 on 21st July.
The Emerging Teams Asia cup 2023 final will be played on 23rd July. Men’s Asia Cup 2023 will be hosted by Sri Lanka and Pakistani jointly in September.
These events are a great opportunity for teams to prepare for ICC Cricket World cup 2023.
Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 – India A fixtures
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| 13 July | India A vs UAE A | SSC |
| 15 July | India A vs Pakistan A | SSC |
| 18 July | India A vs Nepal | P Sara Oval |
| 21 July | SF 1 (Group A 1st vs Group B 2nd) | RPICS |
| 21 Jul | SF 2 (Group B 1st vs Group A 2nd) | P Sara Oval |
| 23-Jul-23 | Final | RPICS |
All Teams Squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023
Apart from India, three other teams have announced their squad for emerging teams Asia Cup 2023.
These teams are Pakistan A, Bangladesh A and Afghanistan A. Here is the list of team squads:
Pakistan A Team Squad
| Player | Player | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Haris (c, wk) | Omair Yousuf (vc) | Amad Butt |
| Arshad Iqbal | Haseebullah Khan | Kamran Ghulam |
| Mehran Mumtaz | Mubasir Khan | Mohammad Wasim Jnr |
| Qasim Akram | Sahibzada Farhan | Saim Ayub |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | Sufiyan Muqeem | Tayyab Tahir |
Bangladesh A Team Squad
| Player | Player | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Saif Hassan (c) | Zakir Hasan (vc, wk) | Parvez Hossain Emon (wk) |
| Soumya Sarkar | Mahedi Hasan | Rakibul Hasan |
| Mrittunjoy Chowdhury | Tanzim Hasan Sakib | Ripon Mondol |
| Musfik Hasan | Akbar Ali (wk) | Naim Sheikh |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | Shahadat Hossain | Tanzid Hasan Tamim |
Afghanistan A team Squad
| Player | Player | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Shahidullah Kamal (c) | Ikram Alikhil (wk) | Ishaq Rahimi (wk) |
| Riaz Hassan | Ihsanullah Janat | Noor Ali Zadran |
| Zubaid Akbari | Bahir Shah | Allah Noor |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | Izharulhaq Naveed | Wafadar Momand |
| Mohammad Ibrahim | Mohammad Saleem | Zia-ur-Rehman |
