The tournament will be hosted in a hybrid model with four matches being held in Pakistan, and the remaining nine matches being played in Sri Lanka,” the release said. The tournament will feature India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal across 13 ODIs.
“We look forward to welcoming fans from around the world to witness this celebration of cricket at its finest,” the ACC added in the statement.
India had ruled out travelling to Pakistan for the tournament because of the soured political relations between the neighbours who play each other only in multi-team tournaments.
The approval of the Asia Cup’s schedule also means that Pakistan will travel to India for the ODI World Cup in October-November. The arch-rivals are expected to face off at the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on October 15.
Now that the Asia Cup dates and venues have been announced, the schedule of the ODI World Cup in India will be made public soon.
It is understood that once ICC CEO Geoff Allardice and chairman Greg Barclay visited Karachi to meet PCB chairman Najam Sethi last month, it was decided that Pakistan won’t set any conditions for competing in the World Cup, provided four Asia Cup games are held in the country as they have the hosting rights.
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