The hosting of the Asia Cup has remained a bone of contention between India and Pakistan and now sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have suggested that if Pakistan remains the host and some of the games could be held in the United Arab Emirates, a There may be a way out. Where India can play all its games. Sources even offered that India may play the final in UAE as well if the team qualifies for the final.
The development came after Jay Shah, secretary of the Cricket Council of India (BCCI), made it clear that India would not travel to Pakistan if the country hosted Pakistan. ODI Asia Cup Which is scheduled for September this year.
Jay Shah is also the chairman of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), which held a meeting on 4 February after Bahrain released its itinerary and Pakistan was not named the host of the tournament.
The meeting was held at the behest of PCB chief Najam Sethi, who said on Thursday that the matter was unresolved and more meetings regarding the hosting of the Asia Cup would be held during the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting next month.
When asked if Pakistan would host the tournament in September, Sethi told reporters, “What can I say about what happened in the Asian Cricket Council board meeting? There was no proposal.”
However, PCB sources claim that a solution is on to organize matches in the UAE and it seems likely that the deal will be worked out. “Sethi made it clear in the ACC meeting that the PCB wanted to host the event and some matches at home,” the source was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
The news agency has reported that Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are the three venues preferred to host the tournament in the UAE. A senior official said, “The change of venue has been postponed till March. But rest assured as India will not go to Pakistan, the tournament will have to be shifted.” bcci official to the development the private told PTI.
With inputs from PTI
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