Asia Cup 2022 will get underway this weekend in the United Arab Emirates with a battle between 2014 Asia Cup winners Sri Lanka and rising Asian side Afghanistan. Apart from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Singapore, UAE and Hong Kong are a part of this year’s Asia Cup tournament.
In the last few years, a new trend has started in the cricket world, wherein the players are leaving their home nation and joining the teams from developed countries to get better opportunities. In this listicle today, we will look at five players from Asia who could have been a part of Asia Cup 2022 had they not left their original country.
1. Tim David could have helped Singapore in Asia Cup 2022 qualifiers
Tim David is the biggest cricketer from the Singaporean team right now. He has played for teams like RCB and MI in the IPL. David played 14 T20I matches for Singapore and could have helped his team in the Qualifiers this year, but he has decided to move to Australia.
2. Mark Chapman could have helped Hong Kong in Asia Cup 2022 qualifiers
Mark Chapman plays for the New Zealand cricket team now, but there was a time when he donned the Hong Kong jersey. He could have been a part of the Asia Cup had he stayed with Hong Kong.
3. Shehan Jayasuriya could have played for Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2022
All-rounder Shehan Jayasuriya left Sri Lankan cricket some time ago and decided to settle in the USA with his family. Jayasuriya has resumed his career in America now.
4. Anshuman Rath
Anshuman Rath was the captain of Hong Kong in Asia Cup 2018. However, he has now moved to India with the aim of playing for the Indian team one day.
5. Izatullah Dawlatzai
Izatullah Dawlatzai played for the Afghanistan cricket team initially, but he has now moved to Germany. He is a fast bowler who can also bat a bit.
