India A recently emerged victorious in the inaugural Women’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Now, it is the men’s A team from India that is gearing up to compete in the upcoming men’s tournament. The 5th edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup will be hosted by Sri Lanka. Unlike the previous editions, this tournament will be played in the One Day International (ODI) format.
A total of 8 teams will participate in the competition. The tournament is scheduled to commence on July 14 and will consist of 15 matches, concluding on July 23. Here, you can find the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Schedule, Squads, and other significant details.
The five Test-playing nations of Asia will be represented by their A teams, while Oman, Nepal, and the UAE will participate with their full-fledged teams. The teams have been divided into two groups, with each group consisting of four teams.
Group A: Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A, Oman, UAE
Group B: India A, Pakistan A, Sri Lanka A, Nepal
Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023 SquadsAfghanistan A Squad: 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, Bilal Sami.Bangladesh A Squad: 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.
Pakistan A Squad: 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.India A Squad: Yash Dhull (C), Abhishek Sharma (VC), Riyan Parag, Sai Sudharsan, Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Akash Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hangargekar.
Sri Lanka A Squad: Yet to be announced.
Oman Squad: Yet to be announced.
Nepal Squad: Yet to be announced.
UAE Squad: Yet to be announced.