The impasse over the Asia Cup was damaged final week when Jay Shah-led ACC accepted to host Pakistan Cricket Board’s hybrid model of conducting 4 non-India video games in Pakistan. File
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Ending months of hypothesis across the Asia Cup, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on June 15 introduced that the event will be staged in a hybrid model 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 damaged final week when Jay Shah-led ACC accepted to host Pakistan Cricket Board’s hybrid model of conducting 4 non-India video games in Pakistan.
The hybrid model was proposed because the BCCI had made it clear that it received’t ship its group to Pakistan due to the longstanding geo political tensions between the 2 international locations.
“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 tournament will be hosted in a hybrid model with four matches being held in Pakistan, and the remaining nine matches being played in Sri Lanka,” stated the ACC in a press release The 2023 version will function two teams, with two groups from every group qualifying for the Super Four stage. The prime two groups from the Super Four stage will then face off in the ultimate.
The metropolis Lahore will host matches in Pakistan whereas the video games to be performed in Sri Lanka will be held in Kandy and Pallekele.
The approval of the Asia Cup’s schedule additionally implies that Pakistan will journey to India for the ODI World Cup in October-November. The arch-rivals are anticipated to face off on the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad obn October 15.
It is known that when ICC CEO Geoff Allardice and chairman Greg Barclay visited Karachi to meet PCB chairman Najam Sethi final month, it was determined that Pakistan received’t set any situations for competing in the World Cup, offered 4 Asia Cup video games are held in the nation as they’ve the internet hosting rights.
Playing a event with out Pakistan would have meant that the broadcasters would be giving half the quantity dedicated for the event due to two assured India-Pakistan video games and possibly an opportunity of a 3rd, if the 2 groups attain the ultimate.
