Asia Cup 2022 might transfer out to UAE from Sri Lanka amid political turmoil: The 2022 version of the Asia Cup, which is slated to be held in Sri Lanka, may very well be moved out of its unique venue because of the political fluidity within the island nation. As per the reviews, there are robust probabilities that the six-nation event to shift to the UAE.
The sources within the know of growth inform that the discussions to shift the event out of Sri Lanka have begun between the Asian Cricket Council and Emirates Cricket Board (ECB). The Sri Lankan cricket board (SLC) has been stored within the loop to bear a clean change.
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It has been learnt that the schedule and dates for the Asia Cup 2022 will probably be stored the identical even when the event is shifted out of Sri Lanka. As per the initially launched schedule, the Asia Cup 2022 will start from August 26 to September 11.
The scenario worsened in Sri Lanka fairly rapidly within the final one week. Nationwide protests have been carried out, the sitting President fled the nation and a brand new chief is being put in.
The scenario was completely different in the previous few weeks when SLC agreed to host the multi-nation event. However, because the disaster getting escalated, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is in talks to maneuver the event out of the island nation.
“In such a scenario, it is being felt that hosting the championship is not appropriate,” a member of the ACC informed Cricbuzz on Saturday (July 16).
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However, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has projected a distinct situation for this example:
“Our first preference is to support Sri Lanka and play the Asia Cup there. If this tournament does not take place in Sri Lanka, it will be a huge cricketing and financial loss for them. Australia’s recent tour of Sri Lanka went off without any problems,” mentioned PCB CEO.
“Similarly, there have been no issues with the on-going Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka as we are constantly in touch with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and our embassy in the country. Our discussions with the ACC representatives have suggested that the tournament is on track at the moment as they are monitoring the situation very carefully and we will support their decision,” Faisal Hasnain, PCB CEO, mentioned.
This 12 months’s Asia Cup will probably be carried out within the T20 format in view of making ready for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.
The most anticipated India vs Pakistan fixture within the Asia Cup 2022 will probably be held on August 28.
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