Tags: Asia Cup 2022
Printed on: Aug 01, 2022
The fifteenth version of the Asia Cup is lower than a month away and followers from the world over are ready for all the joy whereas six nationwide groups play within the T20 format. The rivalry between India and Pakistan can be most fascinating, undoubtedly. The event can be held in UAE although Sri Lanka is being thought-about the official host. The joy is to kick begin on August 27 and the ultimate match is to happen on September 11. India is the defending champion. It defeated Bangladesh by three wickets within the remaining.
Asia Cup Groups
Six groups can be collaborating within the 2022 Asia Cup. 5 groups have been confirmed whereas the sixth from Singapore, UAE, Kuwait or Hong Kong is but to be introduced. The qualifying matches for the sixth staff could begin on August 24.
The 5 confirmed groups are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The final version was held in 2018 and the COVID-19 pandemic compelled the administrator Asian Cricket Council to push ahead the event. Hong Kong was the sixth staff within the 14th version.
Asia Cup Squads
The 5 confirmed groups haven’t but introduced their squads for the event. The respective cricket boards are most likely ready for the ACC to announce the schedule. India could announce the names following the completion of the present five-match T20I collection within the West Indies. It’s believed the identical staff can be for the upcoming T20 World Cup in October and November.
Asia Cup Host & Venues
Sri Lanka is the official host of Asia Cup 2022, however the matches can be performed within the UAE as a result of ongoing financial and political disaster within the nation. A complete of three stadiums can be internet hosting the matches and these are the favored Sharjah Cricket Stadium, the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium and the Dubai Worldwide Stadium.
The upcoming version was initially scheduled to be held in 2020. It was first postponed from July to September in the identical yr and thereafter to June 2021 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. The appropriate to host the event in 2022 was retained by Pakistan. Nevertheless, ACC introduced Sri Lanka to be internet hosting the fifteenth version whereas Pakistan the subsequent version in 2023.
The Sri Lanka Cricket knowledgeable ACC on 21 July 2022 that the nation is presently going through financial and political disaster and so they could not be capable of host the matches easily. It was due to this fact determined the event can be held within the UAE whereas Sri Lank can be thought-about because the official host.
Asia Cup Telecast & Streaming Rights
The upcoming Asia Cup can be televised dwell the world over by means of numerous broadcasters and concurrently the matches can be streamed on numerous platforms. Star Sports activities Community has the best to broadcast in India whereas Ten Sports activities and PTV can be broadcasting in Pakistan. Gazi TV and SuperSport community are the official broadcasters in Bangladesh and South Africa respectively. Yupp TV is answerable for televising in Australia and New Zealand. Cricket followers within the USA and UK can get pleasure from dwell streaming by means of Hotstar.
The Center Japanese international locations can get all the joy by means of the OSN Sports activities Cricket community.
Asia Cup
The primary version of the Asia Cup was performed in Sharjah in 1984, a couple of yr after the institution of the Asian Cricket Council. It’s a males’s ODI and T20I cricket event and is held each two years. Solely three groups participated within the inaugural version – India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India gained the event. Sri Lanka was the runners up.
Bangladesh staff was added within the seventh version performed in Bangladesh in 2000. Hong Kong and UAE had been added within the eighth version performed in Sri Lanka in 2004. Nevertheless, the subsequent version in 2010 was performed solely by the test-playing nations – Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India. Afghanistan participated for the primary time in 2014. Nevertheless, the staff couldn’t qualify within the subsequent version in 2016 and UAE was included. It was a five-team event.
