Nepal has qualified for the event winning the 2023 ACC Men’s Premier Cup. Nepal would be making their Asia Cup debut having qualified for the first time and they will be up against the Asian giants India and Pakistan in the group stage as this would be a good learning curve for a team like Nepal in the bigger stage.
They have some promising talents in the team, who can contribute to the team’s success at the highest level, as Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Paudel, Kushal Malla and Sandeep Lamichhane can be dangerous against any opponents on their given day
Here is the Nepal Strongest playing 11 for the Asia Cup 2023.
Openers – Kushal Bhurtel And Aasif Sheikh (WK)
Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh are likely to open the innings for their side in the Asia Cup 2023, having played exceedingly well for their in the qualification phase into the Asia Cup. Khusal Bhurtel is an experienced opener making his debut in 2019, playing some crucial knocks for his team in big games and also holds the record of being the first cricketer to score three consecutive half-centuries from his T20 debut.
Kushal Bhurtel Credits: Twitter
The wicket-keeper batter Aasif Sheikh scored his first century in ODIs this year and will look to make some impactful contributions to the team against high-quality opponents. He will be a gloveman for his side in the Asia Cup 2023.
Rohit Paudel is the current captain of the Nepal team and also the all-time highest run scorer of Nepal in the ODI format and the first Nepalese player to score 1000 runs in ODI cricket. He would be a crucial player for leading his team against mighty opponents in the Asia Cup, as their players would like to put a statement to perform at the highest level of the game.
Bhim Sharki And Aarif Sheikh will other middle-over batters on the side, having contributed to the team’s success to reach this level, playing pivotal roles for their side in the International circuit. They will face a stiff challenge from the quality bowlers in the middle overs of the game.
All-Rounders – Kushal Malla And Dipendra Singh Airee
Nepal has performed well in ODI cricket over the last two years and it was largely due to the balance in the team with all-rounders in the team, as the team was blessed to have some high-quality all-rounders on their side, who can contribute to the team’s success in all three departments on the field.
Kushal Malla was one of the most impressive talents in the country as he became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century. The left-handed batter can be very handy with the ball for the Nepal side and Dipendra Singh Airee is slated to play as the second all-rounder in the team.
Spinner – Sandeep Lamichhane
Sandeep Lamichhane is the poster boy of Nepal cricket and has scaled bigger heights in cricket and taken world cricket by surprise in a short period, with his ability to outfox high-quality batters.
Sandeep Lamichhane Credits: Twitter
The youngster became the first Nepal player to be part of the Indian Premier League, where he announced his arrival to International Science, and will be an important player for Nepal going into Asia Cup.
6. Fast Bowlers – Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami And Karan KC
Karan KC will spread the head Nepal pace attack in the Asia Cup 2023, as their pacers played a big role in taking responsibility to pick up important in the qualification process to help them achieve a historic feat in their cricket history.
The pace bowling unit will try to pick up some early wickets by bowling in good line and length against India and Pakistan to give them a chance to do well against Quality opponents in the Asia Cup 2023.
