With less than a month left in the Asia Cup 2023, the English commentary team has been announced. Talking about the team, the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Ravi Shastri, Deep Dasgupta, Sanjay Manjrekar, and Irfan Pathan will be going from India. From Pakistan, the likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Ramiz Raja, and Bazid Khan will represent their national side.
On the other hand, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, and Scott Styris will come from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand respectively. The tournament will start on August 30 with former champions, Pakistan will take on debutants Nepal. The tournament will be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka with India not being allowed to play in Pakistan.
This has led to Sri Lanka being chosen as the neutral venue. Notably, the island nation was set to host the tournament last year. However, due to violent protests and economic slowdown, the tournament was shifted to the UAE although Sri Lanka was the host.
Asia Cup 2023 schedule
| Date |
Day |
Fixture |
Time |
Venue |
| 30-08-2023 |
Wednesday |
Pakistan vs Nepal |
1:30 PM |
Multan, Pakistan |
| 31-08-2023 |
Thursday |
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka |
1:30 PM |
Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| 02-09-2023 |
Saturday |
Pakistan vs India |
1:30 PM |
Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| 03-09-2023 |
Sunday |
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan |
1:30 PM |
Lahore, Pakistan |
| 04-09-2023 |
Monday |
India vs Nepal |
1:30 PM |
Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| 05-09-2023 |
Tuesday |
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan |
1:30 PM |
Lahore, Pakistan |
| 06-09-2023 |
Wednesday |
A1 vs B2 |
1:30 PM |
Lahore, Pakistan |
| 09-09-2023 |
Saturday |
B1 vs B2 |
1:30 PM |
RPICS, Colombo |
| 10-09-2023 |
Sunday |
A1 vs A2 |
1:30 PM |
RPICS, Colombo |
| 12-09-2023 |
Tuesday |
A2 vs B1 |
1:30 PM |
RPICS, Colombo |
| 14-09-2023 |
Thursday |
A1 vs B1 |
1:30 PM |
RPICS, Colombo |
| 15-09-2023 |
Friday |
A2 vs B2 |
1:30 PM |
RPICS, Colombo |
| 17-09-2023 |
Sunday |
Final |
1:30 PM |
RPICS, Colombo |
Irrespective of their positions after the first round
– Pakistan will remain A1; India will remain A2.
– If either of them (India or Pakistan) doesn’t qualify, Nepal will take their position.
– Sri Lanka will remain B1; Bangladesh will remain B2.
– If either of them (Sri Lanka or Bangladesh) don’t qualify, then Afghanistan will take their position.
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'In dono ke Bina tho maza nahi aayega!' - Fans react as commentary panel for Asia Cup 2023 gets announced
The commentators for the Asia Cup 2023 have been announced. These commentators will commentate in English language.
Ravi Shastri, Gautam Gambhir (Image Credit: Twitter)
With less than a month left in the Asia Cup 2023, the English commentary team has been announced. Talking about the team, the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Ravi Shastri, Deep Dasgupta, Sanjay Manjrekar, and Irfan Pathan will be going from India. From Pakistan, the likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Ramiz Raja, and Bazid Khan will represent their national side.
On the other hand, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, and Scott Styris will come from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand respectively. The tournament will start on August 30 with former champions, Pakistan will take on debutants Nepal. The tournament will be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka with India not being allowed to play in Pakistan.
This has led to Sri Lanka being chosen as the neutral venue. Notably, the island nation was set to host the tournament last year. However, due to violent protests and economic slowdown, the tournament was shifted to the UAE although Sri Lanka was the host.
Asia Cup 2023 schedule
Irrespective of their positions after the first round
– Pakistan will remain A1; India will remain A2.
– If either of them (India or Pakistan) doesn’t qualify, Nepal will take their position.
– Sri Lanka will remain B1; Bangladesh will remain B2.
– If either of them (Sri Lanka or Bangladesh) don’t qualify, then Afghanistan will take their position.
This is how Twitter reacted