The Indian Cricket Control Board will not attend the Asian Council's annual meeting in Dhaka. The meeting is scheduled to be held on July 24 in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
The BCCI says the board will not be able to attend the meeting, given the current situation in Bangladesh. India requested ACC President and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Mohsin Naqvi to change the seat, but no reply has been received yet.
According to sources, Mohsin Naqvi is trying to put unnecessary pressure on India. The BCCI has clearly stated that no decision on the Asia Cup can be taken unless the meeting place changes.
India is the host of the Asia Cup This time India is organizing the Asia Cup and this tournament will be played in T20 format. So far the ACC has not announced a tournament schedule or place, but it is believed that it can be held in September.
In 2023, India also refused to play the Asia Cup in Pakistan, after which India's match was held in Sri Lanka. This year, there was speculation that the male and female team of India could move from the Asia Cup, but BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia has described these reports based on imagination and false.
Sri Lanka, Oman and Afghanistan are also with India Sri Lanka, Oman and Afghanistan's cricket boards are also with India and they have expressed concern over the meeting held in Dhaka. Nevertheless, ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi is standing in the Dhaka.
According to the Constitution this meeting may be illegal According to the ACC Constitution, if the important member board does not attend the meeting, the decisions taken there can be considered invalid. This could lead to a big controversy over the planning of the Asia Cup.
Asia Cup's future uncertainty Sources also say that the insistence of holding a meeting in Naqvi's Dhaka is being seen as an attempt to force India. There are only 5 days left for the meeting, but no new place has been officially announced from the ACC yet. This is endangering the potential Asia Cup to be held in September.
The final decision on the Asia Cup will be taken at the meeting The Asia Cup is to be held in India in September. The Asia Cup is suspected of being held in India due to tensions between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attack on April 22. The Asian Cricket Council has not yet announced a timetable or place. However, according to media reports, the tournament may be held in the UAE in September.
Learn about the Asia Cup 2025
- The tournament will be played in T-20 formats and teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and UAE will participate.
- No official decision has been made yet but the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is expected to make a decision this week.
- If the meeting is held, the ACC can announce the schedule of the tournament.
- This time India has been made host country, but for security reasons, there is talk of holding the tournament on a neutral site (UAE).
India has won the Asia Cup 8 times
The Asia Cup started in 1984. The tournament has been played 16 times so far. India has won the highest number 8 times. Sri Lanka has won the tournament 6 times and Pakistan 2 times.
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