Asia Cup and ICC ODI World Cup are two of the biggest cricket tournaments in the world. It is the target of every Asian nation to participate in both the mega events. Playing in such tournaments gives them a lot of exposure, which helps them test themselves under pressure and improve further by learning from their mistakes.
The ICC ODI World Cup happens once in every four years, whereas the Asia Cup happens in every one or two years. The ODI World Cup features teams from all over the world, with quite a few of them being from Asia. There have been eight nations that have qualified for the mega event of the Asian sides, while only six of them have made it to the ICC ODI World Cup.
In this listicle now, we will look at the two such teams which have played in the continental championship but never qualified for the World Cup.
1. Nepal made its debut at Asia Cup in 2023
The Nepal cricket team has a solid fan-base, but the Asian team had never made it to a big event’s main round before 2023. This year, Nepal has qualified for the continental championship’s main round under the captaincy of Rohit Paudel.
Nepal has received a lot of exposure as the Asian Cricket Council has put them in the same group as India and Pakistan. Nepal lost their match against Pakistan by a big margin, while their match against India is currently underway.
2. Hong Kong
Hong Kong has qualified for the Asia Cup four times. They made their debut in 2004, and followed it up with appearances in 2008, 2018 and 2022. The Hong Kong team has done well in the ODI format, but it has never been able to secure a qualification for the World Cup.
