Report: UAE will host the Asia Cup, which was originally assigned to Pakistan.

In March, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is expected to move the Asia Cup from Pakistan and choose a new location after BCCI secretary Jay Shah and PCB chairman Najam Sethi raised the issue during a formal meeting on Saturday in Bahrain. The emergency meeting, called at Sethi’s request after the ACC released its schedule and Pakistan wasn’t awarded the Asia Cup hosts, was attended by the heads of all ACC member countries.

Originally assigned to Pakistan, the Asia Cup was set to take place in September of this year. However, Shah, who serves as the ACC chairman, announced in October of last year that India will not travel to Pakistan as a result of political tension between the two countries.

“The ACC engaged in a fruitful discussion regarding the next Asia Cup 2023. The Board decided to move forward with the operations, schedules, and other specific discussions in order to ensure the match’s success. In a press statement, ACC noted that a decision on the topic could be made during the following ACC Government Board Assembly, which would be held in March 2023.

Although a decision won’t be made until the following month, a senior BCCI official familiar with the situation told PTI that it’s highly improbable that Pakistan will host the match.

“The match had to be moved because India decided not to visit Pakistan. The sponsors might pull out of a game without Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Shubman Gill, the official said.

One ACC insider claimed that Sethi had just assumed control of the PCB and that he would have made a bad image at home if he had given up the hosting rights during the first meeting itself.

Pakistan is currently experiencing a financial catastrophe. One US dollar is now equivalent to 277 Pakistani rupees, severely impacting the country. Even with an ACC funding, organising a high-profile match like Asia Cup may strain PCB finances.

Therefore, tactically, there is a chance that each member country could even get to profit in addition to the printed earnings if the match is staged in the UAE.

In another decision, the ACC increased the annual funding granted to the Afghanistan Cricket Association from six to fifteen percent.

The ACC has promised to support the Afghanistan board in whatever way possible in order to bring back women’s cricket in the country. Under Taliban control, women are not allowed to participate in sports.

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Additionally, the Government Board gave permission for teams from Indonesia and Japan to be invited to participate in the ACC pathway competitions.

UAE Set To Host Asia Cup Which Was Initially Alloted To Pakistan: Report https://t.co/rplbmWXRyf

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