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2023 Asia Cup likely in Pakistan and one other overseas venue for India games​

Neutral venue not confirmed but the UAE, Oman, Sri Lanka and even England are potential contenders

The 2023 Asia Cup is likely to be played in Pakistan with another overseas venue to host India games. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that both BCCI and PCB, after an initial standoff, are moving swiftly towards brokering a resolution which could have both teams playing their tournament matches against each other outside Pakistan. The overseas venue is not confirmed but the UAE, Oman, Sri Lanka and even England are potential contenders to host five matches including at least two India-Pakistan contests.

India and Pakistan have been grouped together along with a qualifier in the six-nation Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in the first half of September this year and in a 50-over format. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are part of the other group. A total of 13 matches will be played across 13 days including the final. As per the format for the 2022 Asia Cup, the top two teams from each group advance to the Super 4s and the top two teams then contest the final. The possibility of India and Pakistan playing three times remains.

As it stands, a small working group has been formed with the brief of creating a schedule and travel plan agreeable to all participating countries as well as the broadcaster before a final call is taken. The weather is likely to play a key role in determining the second venue outside of Pakistan, though there will be keenness among the Asian venues to host high-profile India-Pakistan games. Temperatures in early September in the UAE usually hover around the 40-degreee centigrade mark, though that has not prevented cricket from being played there: the 2021 IPL was played there late September, but Pakistan have played international matches in early September. In Muscat, Oman's capital, temperatures remain lower and it did host the first round of the 2021 T20 World Cup. The option for England remains an ambitious one, though the prospect of big crowds in a city like London is likely to be an attractive one.

With a stalemate all too apparent, a second option of splitting the tournament across two countries including Pakistan emerged over the course of informal discussions and was eventually presented and discussed at the formal ACC meeting. It is understood both PCB and BCCI were open to such a plan, subject to details and logistics being worked out that satisfied everyone. The plan will also be taken to their individual governments before a formal schedule is worked out.

 

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Lol ... Why is England even an option? Why would you even think of hosting "Asia" Cup games outside of Asia???
 

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Realistically speaking, not the worst outcome by any means. We still get to host the Asia Cup. And some matches will be played on decent pitches too.

:yk1
 

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Realistically speaking, not the worst outcome by any means. We still get to host the Asia Cup. And some matches will be played on decent pitches too.

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So if Pakistan and India make the final it would be played at a neutral ground? Seems like an L
 

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PCB can't fight with BCCI so face saving move. ICC will not side with PCB given BCCI is bread earner.
 

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While not ideal, and not hosting the final would be ridiculous, it bodes well for us going forward. Especially 2025
 

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Here is how things gonna happen:

1) Indian team won't step a foot in Pakistan anytime in near future

2) Entire Asia cup 2023 will be played in UAE like last 2 Editions

3) World cup 2023 will be entirely played in India and Pakistan team would visit

4) CT 2025 will be hybrid model where India games will be played in India and the final if India qualifies.

Rest all is just talk. The above is gonna happen and thats the bottomline.
 

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Here is how things gonna happen:

1) Indian team won't step a foot in Pakistan anytime in near future

2) Entire Asia cup 2023 will be played in UAE like last 2 Editions

3) World cup 2023 will be entirely played in India and Pakistan team would visit

4) CT 2025 will be hybrid model where India games will be played in India and the final if India qualifies.

Rest all is just talk. The above is gonna happen and thats the bottomline.
Asia Cup will take place in Pakistan with or without India
 

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Until Modi terrorist is in power India will not step foot in Pakistan. But no one can escape death this is the bottom line
 

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Until Modi terrorist is in power India will not step foot in Pakistan. But no one can escape death this is the bottom line
Nothing to do with Modi...India might have political differences among parties but when it comes to Pakistan every party has same view point i.e terror and talk can't go hand in hand. If Congress comes to power tomorrow they will also not allow Indian team to play Pakistan. Remember it was Manmohan Singh's govt that banned cricket ties with Pakistan and IPL ban of Pak players also happened during congress rule. Infact, had Mumbai like attack happened during Modi era, he would have attacked Pakistan militarily unlike Manmohan who just banned cricket.
 

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Nothing to do with Modi...India might have political differences among parties but when it comes to Pakistan every party has same view point i.e terror and talk can't go hand in hand. If Congress comes to power tomorrow they will also not allow Indian team to play Pakistan. Remember it was Manmohan Singh's govt that banned cricket ties with Pakistan and IPL ban of Pak players also happened during congress rule. Infact, had Mumbai like attack happened during Modi era, he would have attacked Pakistan militarily unlike Manmohan who just banned cricket.
lol Indian military attacked Pakistan like it’s a joke. Don’t act like a couch warrior and don’t ask for War. No one gains from a War.
 

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Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh give thumbs down to PCB's hybrid hosting model​


The PCB presented its "hybrid" solution for hosting the 2023 Asia Cup again to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), believing that this time it had resolved logistical and technical concerns the ACC had raised. Officials from both sides met in Dubai on Tuesday, but it emerged that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have both objected to holding a part of the tournament in the UAE.

But ESPNcricinfo understands that the BCB and SLC cited logistical challenges involved in travelling between Pakistan and a second country during the Asia Cup, which is scheduled to be played in September, a month before the ODI World Cup is held across India. Both boards also pointed out that the extreme heat in the UAE in the first half of September was a deterrent, too.

"We have written to the ACC to say that we are against the hybrid model," Mohan de Silva, the SLC secretary, told ESPNcricinfo. "But beyond that, no final decision has been reached. It's very hot in the UAE at that time of year."

But the PCB remains adamant that its solution works for everyone. "The PCB presented a hybrid model that resolves issues of logistics and travel and production," a PCB official told ESPNcricinfo. "The board reiterated its position that we would not play the Asia Cup if the Pakistan-plus-neutral-venue model is rejected."

Afghanistan, meanwhile, are neutral. "In the previous two ACC meetings, we have strongly emphasised the importance of conducting the event at the scheduled time," an Afghanistan spokesperson told ESPNcricinfo. "As for the venue, we are abiding by the decisions made by the ACC and have no interest in favouring or objecting to any particular board's stance on the matter. Our priority is to ensure a fair and competitive tournament that benefits the growth and development of cricket in the region."

 

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Wonder if Pakistan will agree to having it in Sri Lanka given what’s happening in the country rinow
 

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Refuse to play World Cup and Asia Cup if this is how Pakistan is to be treated. Say to yourself we aren't gonna be the whipping boys of cricket anymore.
 

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I think India should agree to the hybrid formula PCB suggested. Them by sticking to otherwise will leave no options for PCB for WC. BCCI should also realize that with PSL, PCB in not in in financial trouble as before. Lets compromise.
 

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Pakistan vs India set for September 2 in Kandy in Asia Cup​

Hosts Pakistan set to take on Nepal in tournament opener on August 30 in the latest version of the draft schedule

A total of 13 matches will be played in the tournament, all of which are scheduled to start at 1pm Pakistan Standard Time (1.30pm Sri Lanka Standard Time and Indian Standard Time).

As per the original model, which was prepared by the PCB, Pakistan were meant to host four matches in just one city. However, Multan was added as the second venue after a new PCB administration, under new chairman Zaka Ashraf, took over this month. In the draft schedule, Multan is scheduled to host just the opening match with Lahore staging three matches and one Super Fours game.

Bangladesh are slotted to play Afghanistan on September 3 in Lahore followed by Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at the Gaddafi Stadium on September 5. The draft schedule also points out that regardless of where they finish in the first round, Pakistan will remain A1 and India A2 while Sri Lanka will be B1 and Bangladesh B2. In case Nepal and Afghanistan qualify for the Super Four stage, they will take the slot of the team knocked out (Pakistan or India in Group A and Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Group B).

The only Super Fours match listed in the draft schedule to be played in Pakistan is on September 6 between A1 and B2. In case both Pakistan and India advance to the Super Four stage, they will play again on September 10 in Kandy. Dambulla is the other Sri Lankan venue listed to host three matches in the Super 4s stage.

 

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