India team has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022, scheduled to begin on August 27. India will take on Pakistan in their 2022 Asia Cup tournament opener at 7:30 PM IST on August 28.

V. Kohli is back after a break from the West Indies tour as well as the ODIs against Zimbabwe. KL Rahul returns after missing out due to a groin injury and then Covid-19. He has not played any cricket after the Indian T20 League 2022. The India cricket team will be led by R. Sharma with KL Rahul being the vice captain. 

The finishing duo of H. Pandya and D. Karthik have retained their spot in the squad while A. Singh, A. Khan, and R. Bishnoi have been selected for the continental tournament. In bowling, J. Bumrah and H. Patel will miss the T20 tournament due to back and rib injuries. 

S. Samson, I. Kishan, and K. Yadav - all of whom were part of the recent 5-match T20I series in the West Indies - were left out of the 15-man squad. S. Iyer, A. Patel, and D. Chahar have been named as standbys for the tournament.  

The six participating nations are Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, and the winner of the Asia Cup qualifier. UAE, Kuwait, Singapore, and Hong Kong are the 4 teams taking part in the 2022 Asia Cup Qualifier. Hong Kong won the Asia Cup 2022 Qualifier. 

India's Squad for Asia Cup 2022

Captain: Rohit Sharma

Batters: R. Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), V. Kohli, S. Yadav

All-rounders: D. Hooda, H. Pandya, R. Jadeja

Wicket-keepers: R. Pant (WK), D. Karthik (WK)  

Bowlers: R. Ashwin, Y. Chahal, R. Bishnoi, B. Kumar, A. Singh, A. Khan

Standby Players: S. Iyer, A. Patel, D. Chahar

Pakistan Team Squad for Asia Cup 2022

The Pakistan Cricket Board has also announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming 2022 T20 Asia Cup. B. Azam is set to lead with all-rounder S. Khan as his deputy. S. Afridi is out of the Asia Cup 2022 becuase of knee injury. M. Hasnain is his replacement.

Captain: B.Azam

Batters: B. Azam (C), F. Zaman, H. Ali, A. Ali, I. Ahmed

All-rounders: S. Khan (VC), K. Shah, M. Nawaz

Wicket-keeper: M. Rizwan (WK)

Bowlers: N. Shah, S. Dahani, U. Qadir, H. Rauf, M. Hasnain, H. Ali

Bangladesh Team Squad for Asia Cup 2022

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has also announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming 2022 T20 Asia Cup. S. Al Hasan is set to lead the team in this tournament as well as the T20 World Cup 2022.

The Bangladesh Team have played three Asia Cup finals - 2012, 2016, and 2018, but have lost all of them. 

Batters: A. Haque, A. Hossain, S. Rahman, M. Naim

All-rounders: S. Al Hasan (C), M. Hossain, Mahmudullah, M. Hasan, M. Hasan Miraz

Wicketkeepers: N. Hasan (WK), M. Rahim (WK), P. Hossain (WK)

Bowlers: T. Ahmed, M. Rahman, N. Ahmed, E. Hossain, M. Saifuddin

Standby Players: S. Sarkar, R. Mondol, M. Chowdhury

Afghanistan Team Squad for Asia Cup 2022

The Afghanistan team has announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming 2022 T20 Asia Cup. M. Nabi is set to lead the team in this tournament with N. Zadran as his deputy.

All-rounder Shimwari returns to the team after a gap of 2 years. Most of the squad is the same as of the ongoing 5-match T20 series against the Ireland cricket team.

Batters: N. Zadran (VC), U. Ghani, I. Zadran, H. Zazai, H. Shahidi

All-rounders: M. Nabi (C), S. Shinwari, A. Omarzai, K. Janat

Wicketkeepers: R. Gurbaz (WK), A. Zazai (WK)

Bowlers: R. Khan, F. Malik, N. Ahmed, F. Farooqi, M-ur-Rehman, N-ul-Haq

Standby Players: Q. Ahmed, S. Ashraf, N. Masood

Sri Lanka Team Squad for Asia Cup 2022

Sri Lanka has announced a 20-member squad for the upcoming 2022 T20 Asia Cup. D.Shanaka will be the skipper with C. Asalanka as his deputy.

Sri Lanka will start its Asia Cup 2022 campaign against Afghanistan on 27th August in Dubai.

Batters: C. Asalanka (VC), D. Gunathilaka, P. Nissanka, A. Bandara, N. Fernando

All-rounders: D. Shanaka (C), D. de Silva, W. Hasaranga, C. Karunaratne

Wicketkeepers: K. Mendis (WK), B. Rajapaksa (WK), D. Chandimal (WK)

Bowlers: M. Theekshana, J. Vandersay, P. Jayawickrama, D. Chameera, D. Madushanka, M. Pathirana, A. Fernando, P. Madhushan

Hong Kong Team Squad for Asia Cup 2022

Hong Kong has named a 17-member squad for the upcoming 2022 T20 Asia Cup. N. Khan will be the skipper with K. Shah as his deputy.

Hong Kong will start its Asia Cup 2022 campaign against India on 31st August in Dubai.

Batters: N. Khan (C), K. Shah (VC), B. Hayat 

All-rounders: A. Khan, Y. Murtaza, H. Arshad, M. Ghazanfar

Wicketkeepers: Z. Ali (WK), S. McKechnie (WK)

Bowlers: A. Hussain, A. Iqbal, E. Khan, D. Rao, A. Shukla, W. Shah, M. Waheed, A. Trivedi 

Also Read: Asia Cup 2022: Schedule, Teams, Venues, and Format

Asia Cup 2022 Live Telecast and Live Streaming in India

Star Sports Network is the official broadcaster of all the matches of the Asia Cup 2022 tournament. Hence, the 2022 Asia Cup matches will be telecast live on the Star Sports channels. The live streaming will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app. You can also check the Asia Cup 2022 live scores on the Howzat fantasy app. Predictions for the Asia Cup 2022 matches will be available on the Howzat blog.