Uncertainty over the 2025 edition of the Asia Cup looms large after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and several other member boards decided to boycott the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting if it is held in Dhaka. The ACC meeting is scheduled to be held on July 24 in the capital of Bangladesh.
A top source told India Today that the BCCI has officially informed both the ACC and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairperson Mohsin Naqvi that it would not participate in the meeting if it was held in Dhaka. The decision stems from the strained political relations between India and Bangladesh.
Cricket boards of Sri Lanka, Oman, and Afghanistan have also backed India, citing similar reservations about the venue. Despite the mounting opposition, ACC chairperson Mohsin Naqvi is said to be adamant about holding the meeting in Dhaka.
“The BCCI has clearly communicated its stance to both the ACC and chairperson Naqvi. They have also personally requested a change in venue, but there has been no response so far,” the source told India Today.
According to ACC’s constitution, any decision made at the meeting in Dhaka without the participation of key member boards could be deemed invalid. This has raised concerns about a potential deadlock on the hosting of the Asia Cup.
Sources have further suggested that Naqvi’s insistence on keeping the meeting in Dhaka was being perceived as an attempt to exert undue pressure on India over Asia Cup matters.
With only five days left for the scheduled meeting, no official communication has been made by the ACC regarding any venue change, leaving the future of the Asia Cup uncertain.
The Asia Cup is tentatively scheduled to be held in the month of September.
