Asia Cup 2023 Commentary Panel Finalized: Gautam Gambhir, Ravi Shastri Included In Star-Studded Panel

Published - 12 Aug 2023, 02:46 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 09:39 AM

Asia Cup 2023
Asia Cup 2023 (Credits: Twitter)

The much-awaited Asia Cup 2023 is all set to commence this month. And with not much time remaining before the tournaments get underway, the official broadcasters have announced the commentary panel.

Asia Cup 2023 is scheduled to be played from August 30 to September 17. The tournament will be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. While Pakistan, who were awarded the hosting rights for the competition, will be conducting four matches, Sri Lanka will be the venue for the other nine games. Team India will be playing all of their games in Sri Lanka.

A total of six teams will be participating in the event. The five Test-playing nations of the continental and Nepal will be fighting it out for the trophy. Nepal will be making its debut in the competition this year. The six teams have been divided into two groups of three teams each.

Hosts Pakistan, India, and Nepal are in Group A while reigning champions Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are in Group B. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 4s before the top two teams make it to the final.

Asia Cup 2023 commentators list:

With the Asia Cup 2023 just over three weeks away, the commentary panel for the tournament is out. The broadcasters have announced a star-studded panel compromising of ace commentators from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

From India, Gautam Gambhir, Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Manjrekar, Deep Dasgupta, and Irfan Pathan will be doing the commentary duties. Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Ramiz Raja, and Bazid Khan will be representing Pakistan while Russell Arnold and Athar Ali Khan will be representing Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively. Former New Zealand allrounder Scott Styris is a part of the panel too.

Commentary panel for Asia Cup 2023:

Gautam Gambhir, Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Manjrekar, Irfan Pathan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Deep Dasgupta, Ramiz Raja, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, Scott Styris and Bazid Khan.

Meanwhile, Team India will be looking to reclaim the Asia Cup after losing it to Sri Lanka in 2022. India are the most successful nation in the history of the tournament, having won it seven times. Sri Lanka are second in the list with 6 Asia Cup titles followed by Pakistan who have won it twice.

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Asia Cup 2023 Athar Ali Khan Bazid Khan. Deep Dasgupta Gautam Gambhir Irfan Pathan Ramiz Raja Ravi Shastri Russel Arnold Sanjay Manjrekar Scott Styris Waqar Younis Wasim Akram
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