Asia Cup 2022: Full squads, players, captains list for T20 tournament

Asia Cup 2022: Here is the full list of squads, captains and teams featuring in the T20 tournament in the UAE from August 27.

Published : Aug 17, 2022 10:04 IST

Here is a look at the Asia Cup 2022 squads of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Here is a look at the Asia Cup 2022 squads of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
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Here is a look at the Asia Cup 2022 squads of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.

The Asia Cup 2022 tournament will be underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from August 27. The six-team tournament will have India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and a qualifier in action across two groups.

The tournament is also returning in the T20 format for the first time since 2016. Ahead of the 15th edition of the Asia Cup, here’s a look at the full squads of all teams:

GROUP A - (India, Pakistan, Hong Kong)

India Asia Cup squad

Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan

Standbys: Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer

Rohit Sharma will lead India for the second time in the Asia Cup, having led the side to the title in the ODI format in 2018.
Rohit Sharma will lead India for the second time in the Asia Cup, having led the side to the title in the ODI format in 2018. | Photo Credit: ISHARA S. KODIKARA
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Rohit Sharma will lead India for the second time in the Asia Cup, having led the side to the title in the ODI format in 2018. | Photo Credit: ISHARA S. KODIKARA

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Pakistan Asia Cup squad

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Hasnain*, Hasan Ali**

*Shaheen Shah Afridi was ruled out with a knee injury

**Mohammad Wasim Jnr. was ruled out with a left side strain

Babar Azam will lead Pakistan which eyes its first Asia Cup title since 2012.
Babar Azam will lead Pakistan which eyes its first Asia Cup title since 2012. | Photo Credit: FRANCOIS NEL
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Babar Azam will lead Pakistan which eyes its first Asia Cup title since 2012. | Photo Credit: FRANCOIS NEL

Qualifier - Hong Kong Asia Cup squad

Yasim Murtaza, Nizakat Khan(c), Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie(w), Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla, Wajid Shah, Aftab Hussain, Dhananjay Rao, Mohammad Waheed, Ahan Trivedi, Ateeq Iqbal

GROUP B - (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan)

Sri Lanka Asia Cup squad

Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dhanushaka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Banuka Rajapaksha, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanidu Hasaranga, Mahesh Theekshana, Jeffery Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrema, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanindu Fernando and Kasun Rajitha.

Note: Binura Fernando and Kasun Rajitha were selected in the original squad, but will not tour owing to injuries sustained during the SLC Invitational T20 League 2022. Dushmantha Chameera has also been ruled out with a calf injury

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Bangladesh Asia Cup squad

Shakib Al Hasan (c), Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Naim*

*Nurul Hasan was ruled out of the Asia Cup with an ankle injury, Naim named as his replacement

Shakib Al Hasan will return to the T20I skipper’s role with Bangladesh in the Asia Cup.
Shakib Al Hasan will return to the T20I skipper’s role with Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. | Photo Credit: KAMRAN JEBREILI
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Shakib Al Hasan will return to the T20I skipper’s role with Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. | Photo Credit: KAMRAN JEBREILI

Afghanistan Asia Cup squad

Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran (VC), Afsar Zazai (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Rashid Khan and Samiullah Shinwari. 

Reserves: Nijat Masoud, Qais Ahmad, and Sharafuddin Ashraf

Mohammad Nabi will lead a 17-member Afghanistan squad in the Asia Cup in UAE.
Mohammad Nabi will lead a 17-member Afghanistan squad in the Asia Cup in UAE. | Photo Credit: Aijaz Rahi
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Mohammad Nabi will lead a 17-member Afghanistan squad in the Asia Cup in UAE. | Photo Credit: Aijaz Rahi

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