According to BCCI secretary Jay Shah, a final decision regarding the nation or nations hosting the Asia Cup would be made in conjunction with the IPL 2023 championship game, which will be attended by a number of prominent members of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
The Asia Cup 2023 will be hosted by Pakistan under a “hybrid model” that calls for India’s matches to be played in Sri Lanka or Dubai and the rest of the tournament to be played in Pakistan.
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“As of now, the decision with regards to hosting of Asia Cup hasn’t yet been finalized. We are busy with IPL but the top dignitaries of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Bangladesh, and Afghanistan Cricket Board are coming to watch the IPL final. We will have a discussion and take a final decision in due course,” Jay Shah told PTI.
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The PCB chairman Najam Sethi has proposed a “Hybrid Model” where four games are intended to be hosted in their country. Pakistan is hosting the Asia Cup this year, but the Indian cricket team is unable to visit the neighboring nation without the Central government’s approval.
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ACC insiders have told us that Sethi’s ‘Hybrid model,’ which would see India play all of its games at neutral sites while Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka play four preliminary matches in Pakistan, seems like a workable alternative. However, the ACC has not officially stated this.
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PCB wants the UAE to be the neutral venue for the Asia Cup 2023:
The PCB wants the UAE to be the neutral location for the Asia Cup 2023 because it ensures that gate money is directed to them. Dambulla and Pallekele in Sri Lanka, on the other hand, might be called neutral sites. The two India-Pakistan games will also be played in Sri Lanka, despite the PCB’s preference for Dubai.
“ACC head Jay Shah will summon an executive body meeting where a formal announcement will take place. The PCB doesn’t mind playing India at a neutral venue. While they would prefer Dubai because it would lead to more gate receipts, it is open to playing in another country (read Sri Lanka) provided the ACC matches the gate receipts amount (USD 0.5 million) that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) received in 2022 from the Indo-Pak games in Dubai,” an ACC source privy to the development told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
It is clear that neither BCCI, ICC nor the host broadcasters will support an India-Pakistan World Cup match taking place in Bangladesh, despite PCB’s insistence that hosting the World Cup in India is subject to government approval and should be treated separately from Asia Cup hosting rights.
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The window for the Asia Cup this year is between September 1-17.
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