India's Asia Cup squad to be announced on September 1

The 2018 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is scheduled to take place from September 15 and six teams will fight to win the championship. The event consists of 13 matches which will be played in a space of two weeks. The extravaganza has three rounds and the final will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday, September 28.

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are the direct entrants and one more place is up for grabs. Hong Kong, Nepal, Oman, UAE and Singapore and Malaysia are currently fighting it out in the qualifiers in Malaysia. The winner of the qualifier will join India and Pakistan in Group A of the main event. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan form Group B.

India are the defending champions

Earlier this month, UAE was confirmed as the host of the six-nation tournament. India are the defending champions and their first match is against the qualifier on September 18 in Dubai. In the meantime, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the Indian squad for the Asia Cup will be announced on Saturday, September 1 in Mumbai.

The world’s richest cricket board mentioned that the senior selection committee comprising of MSK Prasad, the chairman of selectors, Sarandeep Singh and Devang Gandhi will meet inside the corridors of the BCCI headquarters at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to select the squad as per reports in MyNation.

Last time around, the event was held in the T20 format bearing mind the T20 World Cup that followed soon after. The Asia Cup is back to its 50-over format. MS Dhoni led the team to glory against Bangladesh in 2016 and the onus will now be on Virat Kohli to help his team successfully defend the title.

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