Sri Lankan T20 skipper steps down ahead of World Twenty20; New captain appointed
Malinga steps down, Angelo Mathews, who leads Sri Lanka in ODIs and Tests, will now be the team’s captain in all three formats of the game.
Shakib Al Hasan reprimanded for misconduct
Shakib Al Hasan has received an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the game against Pakistan in the Asia Cup Twenty20 in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Bangladesh strike bowler suffers from a side strain, will miss the remainder of the Asia Cup T20
Tamim Iqbal has been recalled to replace fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman in the Asia Cup T20 squad.
UAE qualifies for Asia Cup T20
The United Arabs Emirates qualified for the Asia Cup T20 after dominating in the qualifying matches. UAE won all three games against Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman.
Sri Lanka announce squad for Asia Cup T20 and World T20
Sri Lanka have left out Kasun Rajitha who impressed on his recent outing while all the veterans make a comeback into the side.
ICC World T20 2016, Asia Cup squads announced by BCCI
Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra included, Pawan Negi surprise pick.
Asia cup T20 schedule announced
Asia cup T20 schedule announced, starting from 24th February.
Preliminary squad for Asia cup T20 and World T20 announced by Bangladesh
Bangladesh cricket board announced 27 man preliminary squad for upcoming Asia cup T20 and World T20 tournament.
Asia Cup 2016 to be Played in T20 Format
Asia Cup 2016 is set to undergo a radical change and will be a Twenty20 competition instead of the 50-over game.
Bangladesh to Host Asia Cup Cricket For Third Straight Time
Bangladesh have hosted the Asia Cup in 2014, 2012, 2000 and 1988 before.
Bangladesh : Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny, Abu Hider, Nurul Hasan, Tamim Iqbal (Mustafizur's replacement), Mustafizur Rahman (got injured in the match against Sri Lanka)
India : MS Dhoni (captain & wk), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Shami's replacement), Parthiv Patel (wk) (as back-up for Dhoni), Mohammed Shami (injured)
Pakistan : Shahid Afridi (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz, Khurram Manzoor, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Sami, Rumman Raees (injured), Babar Azam (injured)
Sri Lanka : Lasith Malinga (captain), Angelo Mathews (vice-captain), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Shehan Jayasuriya, Milinda Siriwardena, Dasun Shanaka, Chamara Kapugedara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dushmantha Chameera, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Jeffrey Vandersay
Afghanistan : Asghar Stanikzai (captain), Noor Ali Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Yamin Ahmadzai
Hong Kong : Tanwir Afzal (captain), Mark Chapman (vice-captain), Haseeb Amjad, Nadeem Ahmed, Tanwir Ahmed, Waqas Barkat (wk), Christopher Carter (wk), Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan, Waqas Khan, Adil Mehmood, Kinchit Shah, Ninad Shah, Anshuman Rath
Oman : Sultan Ahmed (captain & wk), Aamir Kaleem (vice-captain), Aaqib Sulehri, Adnan Ilyas, Amir Ali, Munis Ansari, Bilal Khan, Jatinder Singh, Ajay Lalcheta, Mehran Khan, Rajeshkumar Ranpura, Sufyan Mehmood, Vaibhav Wategaonkar, Zeeshan Maqsood, Zeeshan Siddiqui
United Arab Emirates : Amjad Javed (captain), Swapnil Patil (vice-captain), Ahmed Raza, Fahad Tariq, Farhan Ahmed, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Usman, Muhammad Kaleem, Qadeer Ahmed, Rohan Mustafa, Saqlain Haider, Shaiman Anwar, Usman Mushtaq, Zaheer Maqsood