The 2022 Asian Cup schedule has been released. The first match of the Asian Cup will be played on August 27, while the final will be played on September 11. While the selection of India and Pakistan will face each other on August 28. Meanwhile, Afghanistan have announced their 17-man squad for the Asian Cup. The 2022 Asian Cup will be played in T20 format. At the beginning of 2018, when the last Asian Cup was played in T20 format.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan has announced a 17-member squad for the Asian Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates. Mohammad Nami will be the captain of this team, while Najibullah Zadran will be the vice-captain of the team. It is worth noting that it will start with qualifying round matches between the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Singapore and Hong Kong. The winning team of this round will play Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the main round.
Mohammad Nabi (captain), Najibullah Zadran (vice-captain), Afsar Zazai (week), Azmatullah Omerzai, Fareed Ahmed Malik, Fazal Haque Farooqui, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Zarat, Mujeeb Najib ur Rahmanz, Fareed Ahmed Malik, Naveen Haque, Noor Ahmed, Rehmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, and Samiullah Shinwari
Apart from this, Nijat Masood, Qais Ahmed and Sharafuddin Ashrafi will be there as reserve players.