CRICKET | BCCI to host Asia Cup in September in UAE

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has in precept agreed to go forward with the Asia Cup, the continental males’s T20 event, as per the prevailing plan. The eventful ACC annual normal assembly (AGM), held in Dhaka, confirmed the occasion can be hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) within the United Arab Emirates in September.

“That (the schedule) will even be introduced quickly. We are in session with the BCCI, and hopefully we’ll resolve it very quickly,” Mohsin Naqvi, the ACC chair, instructed mediapersons in Dhaka after the AGM was adjourned.

“The BCCI is in dialogue with a couple of occasion companions, they usually have instructed us they are going to announce the schedule quickly.”

The Hindu understands that the AGM was briefed in regards to the September 5 to 21 window for the occasion. Eight groups, together with India and Pakistan, are set to take part.

Asked particularly in regards to the India-Pakistan conflict, Naqvi — who additionally heads the Pakistan Cricket Board apart from being a high-profile minister — stated: “Let’s look ahead to the (schedule) announcement first.”

The BCCI joined the assembly on-line, with vice-president Rajeev Shukla being its official consultant. While Shukla couldn’t be reached for remark, a BCCI supply stated the Board is “positively trying ahead to internet hosting the Asia Cup at a impartial venue”.

Meanwhile, the AGM was adjourned, with the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket thwarting the vice-president’s election. The AGM could also be reconvened through the Asia Cup after the stalemate between India and Pakistan over the selection of the vice-presidential candidate is amicably resolved.