The stalemate over the hosting of Asia Cup 2023, a six-nation tournament among Asian countries, ended on Thursday with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) accepting Pakistan’s proposal and announcing that the matches will be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka on the basis of a hybrid model.
The hybrid-model solution was proposed by the official Asia Cup host Pakistan after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused last year to tour the neighbouring country to play the tournament.
Owing to soured political relations, India and Pakistan have not met on either side’s soil in any version of the game since 2012, and only play each other in international tournaments on neutral grounds.
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— ICC (@ICC) June 15, 2023
Under the hybrid model, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suggested that Asia Cup matches involving India could be played in Sri Lanka, a neutral venue.
PCB Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi termed the ACC announcement as good news for Pakistani cricket fans.
کرکٹ کے شائقین کے لیے بڑی خوشخبری
ایشیا کپ ایک بار پھر پاکستان میں۔ پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ کی مینجمنٹ کمیٹی کے چیئرمین نجم سیٹھی کا پیش کردہ ہائبرڈ ماڈل منظور, ایشیا کپ31 اگست سے17 ستمبر تک ہوگا۔ ابتدائی میچز پاکستان میں ہونگے جس کے بعد بقیہ میچز سری لنکا میں کھیلے جائیں گے۔ pic.twitter.com/r9jUZ8jCGX— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) June 15, 2023
