Finishing months of hypothesis round Asia Cup, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday introduced that the event might be staged in a hybrid type with 4 video games in Pakistan and 9 in Sri Lanka from August 31 to September 17. The impasse over the staging of the 50-over event was once damaged extreme while when the Jay Shah-led ACC authorised Pakistan Cricket Board’s hybrid type of undertaking 4 non-Republic of India video games in Pakistan. The hybrid type was once proposed because the BCCI had made it cloudless that it gained’t ship its crew to Pakistan because of the longstanding geo-political tensions between the 2 nations.
“We are delighted to announce that the Asia Cup 2023 will be held from 31st August to 17th September 2023 and will see the elite teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal, compete in a total of 13 exciting ODI matches.
“The event might be hosted in a hybrid type with 4 suits being held in Pakistan, and the too much 9 suits being performed in Sri Lanka,” said the ACC in a statement.
The 2023 edition will feature two groups, with two teams from each group qualifying for the Super Four stage. The top-two teams from the Super Four stage will then face off in the final.
India, Pakistan and Nepal have been bracketed in one group while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan form the other group.
The city of Lahore will host matches in Pakistan while the games to be played in Sri Lanka will be held in Kandy and Pallekele.
The approval of the Asia Cup’s schedule also means that Pakistan will travel to India for the ODI World Cup in October-November. The arch-rivals are expected to face off at the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on October 15.
Now that the Asia Cup dates and venues have been announced, the schedule of the ODI World Cup in India will be made public soon.
It is understood that once ICC CEO Geoff Allardice and chairman Greg Barclay visited Karachi to meet PCB chairman Najam Sethi last month, it was decided that Pakistan won’t set any conditions for competing in the World Cup, provided four Asia Cup games are held in the country as they have the hosting rights.
Playing a tournament without Pakistan would have meant that the broadcasters would be giving ACC just half the amount committed for the tournament because of two assured India-Pakistan games and may be a chance of a third, if the two teams reach the final.
“I’m elated that our hybrid model for the ACC Asia Cup 2023 has been authorised. This implies the PCB will stay as the development host and level suits in Pakistan with Sri Lanka because the impartial venue, which was once required because of the Indian cricket crew’s lack of ability to exit to Pakistan,” said PCB chief Najam Sethi.
“Our passionate fanatics would have beloved to peer the Republic of India cricket crew in motion in Pakistan for the primary occasion in 15 years, however we perceive the BCCI’s place. Just like the PCB, the BCCI additionally calls for govt kindness and clearance sooner than crossing borders,” he added.
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