BCCI and PCB can be seen in a verbal dispute over the 2023 Asia Cup. BCCI Secretary and ACC Chairman jay shah has made it clear that the Asia Cup 2023 will not take place in Pakistan and the tournament is supposed to take place in Sri Lanka (*neutral venue). jay shah made it clear that not traveling to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup is a decision of the Indian government.
It seems unlikely that the tournament will be played in Pakistan. According to the sources, it is believed that the interested parties and sponsors are not interested in hosting the event in Pakistan due to security concerns.
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Pakistan has not hosted the Asian Cup since 2008, when Sri Lanka won the championship against all odds. PCB Chairman Najam Sethi had proposed a hybrid model and they wanted some matches to be played in Pakistan, which was reportedly rejected by ACC members.
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PCB has threatened to pull out of ODI WC 2023 if India does not come to Pakistan for Asian Cup 2023. ICC needs to find a middle ground as the two nations have great pedigree, we witnessed in T20 WC 2021 and T20 WC 2022 how everything the cricket world was in their seats after a thrilling finale.
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The Asia Cup 2023 is expected to be the springboard for the ODI WC 2023 marquee as the tournament is tentatively scheduled for September. If Pakistan refuses to play in the 2023 Asian Cup, the United Arab Emirates would qualify for the tournament as they were the ACC Premier Cup finalists.
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We have a meeting with ACC members- Jay Shah
Jay Shah was having an interaction with reporters after the Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Cricket Board of Control in India (BCCI) today (May 27) and said that the fate of the 2023 Asia Cup will be decided after a meeting with ACC members. Members from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will attend the IPL 2023 final in Ahmedabad.
“The future of the 2023 Asia Cup will be decided once we have a meeting with the members of the ACC (Test Countries) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), which will take place almost after a week or so.” . Jay Shah said.
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