New Delhi. Finally, after a long struggle, the date of Asia Cup has been finalized. The Asia Cup will start on 31st August and the final match will be played on 17th September. Along with this, the ongoing dispute regarding the hosting of the Asia Cup has also been resolved. Actually, ACC had given the responsibility of hosting the Asia Cup to Pakistan, but BCCI Secretary Jai Shah refused to send Team India to Pakistan. Apart from this, many other teams had also expressed their reluctance to go to Pakistan. After this the dispute between BCCI and PCB deepened. But now it has been decided that the Asia Cup will be played under the hybrid model. Out of which 4 matches will be played in Pakistan and remaining matches will be played in Sri Lanka, which is considered as a big blow for Pakistan. Come on, in the next report, we tell you the schedule of the Asia Cup and the whole controversy in detail.
Dates and venues have been finalized for the Asia Cup 2023! The tournament will be held from 31st August to 17th September in a hybrid model – with 4 matches being held in Pakistan and the rest in Sri Lanka! https://t.co/bvkfSSAp9w#AsiaCup #ACC
— Asian Cricket Council (@ACCMedia1) June 15, 2023
In the Asia Cup, 6 teams will play 13 matches, including the final match. Pakistan will host four matches and the remaining matches will be played in Sri Lanka. This time Asia Cup will be played in ODI format, in which India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal will also participate. Apart from this, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will participate in the second group. After this, a total of 6 matches will be played under the Robin format. The team that wins both these matches will be rewarded.
In this way, this time a total of 13 matches will be played in the Asia Cup. Note that when ICC CEO Geoff Allardice and Chairman Greg Barclay came to meet PCB Chairman Najam Sethi in the past, it was decided that this time the Asia Cup will be played under the hybrid model. But now Pakistan has refused to send its team to India in the World Cup match. The recent controversy is believed to be the reason for this prohibition. At the same time, now after being aware of this whole controversy, the question must be arising in your mind that what is this hybrid model?
In fact, when the BCCI refused to send Team India to Pakistan, it was decided by the ACI that the Asia Cup would be hosted under a hybrid model. Under this model, no match of Team India will be played in Pakistan. All the matches of Team India will be held in Sri Lanka, but the match in which Team India will not participate will be played in Pakistan. This whole system has been named the hybrid model, so by resorting to this hybrid model, an attempt has been made to put an end to the ongoing dispute between the cricket boards of the two countries.