Asia Cup 2023 venue will be decided upon definitively by ACC

• Pakistan was slated to host the Asia Cup in 2023.
• India declined to tour the nation due to lack of official approval.
• Pakistan’s ability to hold the event was called into question.

The Asia Cup 2023 venue will be decided upon definitively by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) at its Executive Board meeting the following month.

Pakistan was slated to host the Asia Cup in 2023, but after India declined to tour the nation due to lack of official approval, Pakistan’s ability to hold the event was called into question.

There has been no formal announcement from the ACC regarding shifting the event outside of Pakistan, despite repeated statements from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah that India will not tour Pakistan.

Najam Sethi, the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee, attended an urgent meeting of the Asian Cricket Council on Saturday in Bahrain.

Among other things, the fate of the Asia Cup was debated, but no resolution was reached.

“The ACC held a fruitful discussion about the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. The Board agreed to continue negotiations on operations, timelines, and any other specifics in order to assure the tournament’s success. The next ACC Executive Board meeting, scheduled for March 2023, will include a report on the situation “Following the meeting, the ACC issued a statement.

There is a possibility that the competition could be shifted to a neutral location if India declines to travel to Pakistan for the event. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are being examined as potential tournament neutral hosts.

Any actions taken once the competition is moved out of Pakistan, the PCB has informed the ACC conference, will be subject to the Government of Pakistan’s consent.

According to sources, Najam Sethi warned Jay Shah that if he didn’t play in Pakistan, neither would we play in India. Given that the problems with the Asia Cup, World Cup, and Champions Trophy are the same, it appears that the impasse will be discussed again in March when the ICC and ACC Executive Board meetings are held consecutively.

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