The final decision on the country, or countries, that will host the Asian Cup will be taken on the sidelines of the IPL final, which will be attended by a large number of senior dignitaries from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), said the secretary of BCCI, Jay Shah, Thursday.
“As of now, the decision regarding the organization of the Asian Cup has not yet been taken. We are busy with the IPL, but the main dignitaries of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Bangladesh and the Afghanistan Cricket Board They will come to watch the IPL final.” We will have a discussion and make a final decision in due course,” Jay Shah told PTI.
This year’s Asian Cup hosts are Pakistan, but since the Indian cricket team does not travel to the neighboring country without permission from the central government, PCB Chairman Najam Sethi has proposed a ‘Hybrid Model’ in which four games are supposed to be held in your country.
It was learned from ACC sources that Sethi’s proposed hybrid model of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Afghanistan playing four preliminary matches in Pakistan with India playing all their games at neutral venues, seems like a feasible solution although ACC had made no statement. formal.
The two India-Pakistan games will also be held in Sri Lanka although the PCB wants them in Dubai.
“ACC chief Jay Shah will call an executive body meeting where a formal announcement will be made. The PCB does not mind playing India at a neutral venue. While they would prefer Dubai as it would generate more gate receipts, they are open to play in another country (read Sri Lanka) as long as the ACC matches the amount of gate revenue (USD 0.5 million) that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) received in 2022 from the Indo-Pak games in Dubai,” an ACC source familiar with the development told PTI. under conditions of anonymity.
While PCB maintains that playing the World Cup in India is subject to government authorization and is a matter to be dealt with in isolation from Asian Cup hosting rights, it is a foregone conclusion that neither BCCI nor ICC nor will the host broadcasters agree to an India-Pakistan World Cup Match taking place in Bangladesh.
The window for this year’s Asian Cup is between September 1 and 17.
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