Asia Cup 2023: Jay Shah sends clear message to PCB, 'Won't travel to Pakistan', ASIA Cup hosts now to be decided in March: Follow LIVE

Asia Cup 2023: India vs Pakistan Cricket: Asian Cricket Council Meeting has ended in Bahrain. However, it wasn’t a gracious meeting as anyone would expect. BCCI and PCB were at loggerheads over Asia Cup 2023 hosting rights. While Pakistan are adamant on hosting the tournament, BCCI has refused to send India Cricket Team to Pakistan. Follow Asia Cup 2023 Updates with InsideSport.IN.

The Asian Cricket Council recently held its Executive Board Meeting in Bahrain.
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Indian cricket board secretary & Asian Cricket Council President Jay Shah was in Bahrain for an emergent meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). PCB asked for an emergency meeting to discuss Asia Cup hosting rights. However, ACC chief Jay Shah who is also BCCI Secretary has sent a clear message to PCB chief Najam Sethi that there is no chance of the Asia Cup being held in Pakistan in September. Instead, UAE and SriLanka are two potential alternatives. A final decision on the venue will be taken in March.

“The ACC had a constructive dialogue on the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. The Board agreed to continue discussions on operations, timelines and any other specifics with a view to ensure the success of the tournament. An update on the matter would be taken on the next ACC Executive Board Meeting to be held in March 2023,” the ACC said in an official statement.

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Asia Cup 2023: Jay Shah sends clear message to PCB chief Najam Sethi in Bahrain, ‘Won’t travel to Pakistan’, ASIA Cup hosts to be decided in March: Follow LIVE Updates

If at all, the tournament will either be shifted to UAE with PCB retaining the hosting rights or Sri Lanka could be the other option. It is also understood that recent bomb blasts in Peshawar have again raised security concerns about holding cricket tournaments in Pakistan.

“Jay is in Bahrain for the ACC meeting. The BCCI’s stand will not change. We will not be travelling to Pakistan as we haven’t got any go-ahead from the government,” a BCCI source told PTI.

In December last year, ACC chairman Shah released the itinerary of the continental body and the venue of the Asia Cup wasn’t mentioned. This led to Sethi accusing Shah of taking a “unilateral decision”, an allegation that ACC officially refuted stating that repeated emails to PCB seeking recommendations on the itinerary went unanswered.

In October last year, Shah, who is also the supremo of BCCI, officially told the media that India will not travel to Pakistan. The erstwhile PCB chief Ramiz Raja had back then threatened that Pakistan will not travel to India for this year’s 50-over World Cup.