Asia Cup 2022: 5 big players who got injured ahead of the tournament

The Asia Cup 2022 is just a week away and fans are already thrilled to witness the event unfold in the United Arab Emirates. This will be a prestigious tournament for the Asian Teams as they'll toil hard to take the throne as the best Asian team. However, there is something that every team fears ahead of any major tournament.

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Teams expect players to be in the best of forms and fitness. Despite managing workload, teams this year will miss a few of their big players for the tournament. Let's take a look at five big players who got injured ahead of the Asia Cup 2022:

1) Jasprit Bumrah:

Jasprit Bumrah (Image Source: Twitter)

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Jasprit Bumrah's injury came as a shock right before the Asia Cup 2022 squad was announced by the Indian selectors. The bowler has been India's go-to pacer of late and losing him is like losing the backbone of the team's structure.

Youngsters got a not ahead of the leading pacer and India will miss his services in the UAE. This might come as a big blow for India as the team lacks quality death bowlers.

2) Harshal Patel:

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Harshal Patel (Image Source: Twitter)

Harshal Patel also suffered an injury and management decided to exclude him from the Asia Cup 2022. He is an incredible death bowler and earned his national call-up on the back of excellent performances for the Bangalore team in the Indian T20 League.

The Indian team will miss the 32-year-old in the Asia Cup 2022. He and Bumrah could have been a nightmare pair given the duo has already done well for Team India in white-ball cricket.

3) Nurul Hasan:

Nurul Hasan (Image Source: Twitter)

Nurul Hasan is one of the key players for Bangladesh. The wicketkeeper batter can provide some vital runs with the bat for the Bangla tigers initially.

However, with him out of the Asia Cup 2022, the Shakib-led men will look for alternatives from the squad who is as worthy as him. Hasan underwent surgery on his injured finger and there are reports that he might take more time.

4) Shaheen Afridi:

Shaheen Afridi (Image Source: Twitter)

Shaheen Afridi is Pakistan's sensation and the news about his injury shook the country. His injury update came like a bolt from the blue and it was too hard for the fans to get over it. The young pacer impressed everyone with his performances of late.

The pacer has picked nineteen scalps so far in the T20I format. Amid huge expectations, he was ruled out from the squad of Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2022.

5) Dushmantha Chameera:

Dushmantha Chameera (Image Source: Twitter)

Dushmantha Chameera, the pacer from Sri Lanka will also miss out on the Asia Cup 2022. This is a huge blow for Sri Lanka as the team is heavily dependent on him in major tournaments. The Sri Lankan quick has picked up a calf injury and he will not recover on time according to the reports.

The Sri Lankan bowling attack looks inexperienced now. Given the format is T20I, the batters from other nations can take advantage of it. If Sri Lanka manages to reach the finals, the pressure can add more fuel to the fire.