Asia Cup 2023: In an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting which was held in Dubai on Thursday (October 15), Pakistan has been allowed to host the 2023 Asia Cup. The decision was taken by the ACC which is headed by Jay Shah, the secretary of the BCCI. As per reports, the decision to host the tournament in Pakistan was apparently unanimous and the tournament will be held only in Pakistan and not on a neutral venue. If that happens, India will be traveling to Pakistan after an almost 17 years gap. For more sports news and live updates, follow us at InsideSport.in
Asia Cup 2023: ACC decides, Asia Cup 2023 in Pakistan, will India play?
This will be the 16th edition of the tournament and it will be played in the ODI format and will follow a T20 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka scheduled for next year. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played last year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pakistan last hosted the Asia Cup in 2008 in which Sri Lanka turned out to be the champions. Since then PCB has struggled to host ICC events due to security concerns. However, the decision to host Asia Cup in Pakistan must have come as a huge boost to PCB who dealt a major blow when New Zealand abandoned their tour in September citing security alerts.
Asia Cup 2023 – Defending champions: India will be out to defend their status as Asia Cup champions after thrashing Bangladesh by 3 wickets in the 2018 Asia Cup Final in UAE.
| Series/Tournament | Season | Winner |
| Rothmans Asia Cup (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates) | 1983/84 | India |
| John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup) (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka) | 1985/86 | Sri Lanka |
| Wills Asia Cup (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh) | 1988/89 | India |
| Asia Cup (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka in India) | 1990/91 | India |
| Pepsi Asia Cup (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates) | 1994/95 | India |
| Pepsi Asia Cup (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka) | 1997 | Sri Lanka |
| Asia Cup (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh) | 2000 | Pakistan |
| Asia Cup (Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates in Sri Lanka) | 2004 | Sri Lanka |
| Asia Cup (Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates in Pakistan) | 2008 | Sri Lanka |
| Asia Cup (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka) | 2010 | India |
| Asia Cup (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh) | 2011/12 | Pakistan |
| Asia Cup (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh) | 2013/14 | Sri Lanka |
| Asia Cup (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates) | 2018 | India |
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