Asian Cricket Council on Thursday introduced the dates of the upcoming Men’s Asia Cup 2023. The tournament which is about to witness regional groups having a crack towards one another will be performed in hybrid mode, the physique confirmed. The Asian tournament will kick off on August 31 and the ultimate will be held on September 17.
“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,” ACC wrote in an announcement issued.
What will be the hybrid mannequin?
The Hybrid mannequin that can be used for the tournament will see 4 matches being held in Pakistan, whereas the remainder of the video games will be performed in Sri Lanka. The group construction is comparable to that of the Asia Cup T20 in 2022. There will be two teams with three groups every in the tournament. The high two groups will qualify for the Super Four. The high two groups from that stage will then proceed to the ultimate.
BCCI and PCB have been at loggerheads over the venue of Asia Cup 2023. BCCI secretary Jay Shah had earlier acknowledged that the Indian crew is not going to be touring to Pakistan for the continental tournament. The PCB have been fast to react and so they threatened to pull out from the World Cup. But the Pakistan Board then proposed a hybrid mannequin to discover out an answer for the stand-off.
Pakistan reportedly provided two choices in its hybrid mannequin. The first one contains India taking part in their matches at a impartial venue, whereas the opposite video games will be held in Pakistan. The second one says that 4 group stage matches in the preliminary section of the occasion will happen in Pakistan whereas the Indian matches in the second section adopted by subsequent stage matches and the ultimate to be performed outdoors Pakistan.
