Asia Cup 2023: It has been decided. The Asia Cup 2023 after all the conflicts between BCCI and the PCB will now be moved out of Pakistan. Sri Lanka will now be the next destination. The BCCI previously made it clear that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan to play the tournament. After much debate, it was decided that India will play the tournament at a neutral venue. But now, it looks that Pakistan will pull out of the hosts of the tournament and Sri Lanka is set to host the upcoming tournament. Follow Asia Cup 2023 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) faced a massive blow when SriLanka and Bangladesh decided to side with BCCI in their bid to move the Asia Cup away from Pakistan. And now in all likelihood, it is about to take place. The decision is yet to be finalised and the official decision is set to be taken by the end of the month.
Sri Lanka set to host Asia Cup 2023. (Reported by Indian Express).
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 8, 2023
It is now unclear about Pakistan’s stand on the matter. It can be understood that Pakistan just might go on and boycott the tournament. Trouble rose when the BCCI made it clear that India will not travel to Pakistan citing security concerns and not obtaining clearance from the government. To this a hybrid system was suggested by the PCB. It was proposed that India’s matches will be held at a neutral venue, i.e Dubai.
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But that option has not been feasible. With a busy schedule and the ICC World Cup just a month after the Asia Cup along with crazy summer in the Gulf, Dubai and Oman was ruled out as hosts. It was then decided that SriLanka will be an ideal place to host the tournament.
Last year SriLanka went on to be the champions but they lost their hosting right on account of political unrest and economic crisis. But this year if Pakistan goes on to boycott the tournament, it will go on to complicate matters regarding their participation in the World Cup set to be held in India.
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