Asia Cup is “likely” to be moved out of Sri Lanka within the wake of political unrest within the island nation
Asia Cup is “likely” to be moved out of Sri Lanka within the wake of political unrest within the island nation
The Asia Cup is “likely” to be moved out of Sri Lanka within the wake of political unrest within the island nation, SLC secretary Mohan de Silva stated on Sunday, including that the match could possibly be performed within the UAE.
Sri Lanka, which has been battling an financial disaster, has witnessed widespread protests in opposition to the federal government for weeks.
However, the scenario worsened with president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the nation on a navy jet.
“The Asia Cup is very likely that it will be held in the UAE,” Sri Lanka Cricket secretary de Silva informed PTI when requested a couple of potential change within the venue of the T20 match.
The dates for the six-team match are anticipated to stay the identical as scheduled earlier from August 26 to September 11.
A qualifier may also happen earlier than the principle occasion with Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuwait and UAE battling out for the one qualification spot.
Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh would be the 5 full member groups.
With Australia tour of Sri Lanka going off easily and Pakistan at present enjoying Test cricket in Sri Lanka, there have been hopes that the SLC would possibly be capable to host the continental occasion.
The match serves pretty much as good preparation for the Asian groups forward of the T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November.
An official announcement from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on the change in match venue is predicted quickly. The ACC is headed by BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday stated that it needed Asia Cup to be performed in Sri Lanka.
“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,” stated PCB chief govt Faisal Hasnain in an announcement.
“Similarly, there have been no issues with the ongoing 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.”
Source: www.thehindu.com
