The 16th edition of the Asia Cup will be held for the first time in a hybrid model where Pakistan and Sri Lanka will co-host the tournament. Four games will be held in Pakistan and the remaining nine will be held in Sri Lanka. While the other five teams have to contend with a lot of travel between the two countries to play their matches, it is not the same case for India.
The Men in Blue will not have to take any travel into account as all their games will be held in Sri Lanka. The commentators list for the Asia Cup is out. Twelve former cricketers, which includes five from India, four from Pakistan, and one each from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and New Zealand will be on the mic in the inter-continental tournament.
Here is the list of commentators
Gautam Gambhir (India)
Irfan Pathan (India)
Ravi Shastri (India)
Sanjay Manjrekar (India)
Deep Dasgupta (India)
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
Bazid Khan (Pakistan)
Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)
Russell Arnold (Sri Lanka)
Athar Ali Khan (Bangladesh)
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
The games will be shown live on Star Sports; when it comes to streaming it will be shown on Hotstar. The last time the Asia Cup was held in the ODI format was in 2018 when India were crowned champions when they beat Bangladesh in the United Arab Emirates in the final. So technically, India will want to defend their crown.
All the teams will not be easy to beat. The conditions in Sri Lanka will be very spin-friendly and so sides with good spin attacks like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be tough to beat. Pakistan and India too have wonderful spinners in their ranks, which will make all the games worth the watch.
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup in 2022 when it was held in UAE. They beat Pakistan in the final. There would be two broadcasting crews for the upcoming continental tournament because the matches are being held in two countries.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
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'Koi commentator me jaan nahi hye' -Fans react as list of commentators for Asia Cup gets announced
The commentators list for the Asia Cup has been announced. The Multilateral tournament will feature six teams.
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The 16th edition of the Asia Cup will be held for the first time in a hybrid model where Pakistan and Sri Lanka will co-host the tournament. Four games will be held in Pakistan and the remaining nine will be held in Sri Lanka. While the other five teams have to contend with a lot of travel between the two countries to play their matches, it is not the same case for India.
The Men in Blue will not have to take any travel into account as all their games will be held in Sri Lanka. The commentators list for the Asia Cup is out. Twelve former cricketers, which includes five from India, four from Pakistan, and one each from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and New Zealand will be on the mic in the inter-continental tournament.
Here is the list of commentators
Gautam Gambhir (India)
Irfan Pathan (India)
Ravi Shastri (India)
Sanjay Manjrekar (India)
Deep Dasgupta (India)
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
Bazid Khan (Pakistan)
Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)
Russell Arnold (Sri Lanka)
Athar Ali Khan (Bangladesh)
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
The games will be shown live on Star Sports; when it comes to streaming it will be shown on Hotstar. The last time the Asia Cup was held in the ODI format was in 2018 when India were crowned champions when they beat Bangladesh in the United Arab Emirates in the final. So technically, India will want to defend their crown.
All the teams will not be easy to beat. The conditions in Sri Lanka will be very spin-friendly and so sides with good spin attacks like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be tough to beat. Pakistan and India too have wonderful spinners in their ranks, which will make all the games worth the watch.
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup in 2022 when it was held in UAE. They beat Pakistan in the final. There would be two broadcasting crews for the upcoming continental tournament because the matches are being held in two countries.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter: