ACC to just accept PCB’s hybrid mannequin, Pakistan to co-host Asia Cup with Sri Lanka

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has proposed a hybrid mannequin for co-hosting the 2023 Asia Cup, which is predicted to obtain approval from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), reported Press Belief of India (PTI) on Saturday.

Based on the proposed mannequin, the preliminary 4 matches of the group stage within the major part of the match might be performed in Pakistan. The following part, together with matches involving India and the finals, will happen at a impartial venue, more likely to be Sri Lanka.

Beneath this association, Pakistan will play their group stage match towards Nepal on their residence floor. Equally, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan will even play their pool matches in Pakistan.

The ACC is predicted to make a proper announcement on Tuesday, and as soon as the hybrid mannequin is formally accepted, it can pave the best way for the Pakistan crew’s journey to India for the ODI World Cup scheduled in October-November.

“Oman Cricket board chief Pankaj Khimji, one of many revered ACC govt board members, was entrusted to discover a answer as most nations did not need a hybrid mannequin. However as of now 4 non-India video games — Pakistan versus Nepal, Bangladesh versus Afghanistan, Afghanistan versus Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka versus Bangladesh — might be held on the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore,” an ACC board member was quoted as saying by PTI.

“The 2 India versus Pakistan video games and all different Tremendous 4 video games might be held in both Pallekele or Galle,” the board member added.

Initially, Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary and ACC chairman, had firmly acknowledged that they’d not settle for the PCB’s prompt hybrid mannequin. Shah just lately mentioned the matter with the heads of member nations and proposed that the match ought to happen at a single venue, particularly Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, there seems to be a U-turn from the BCCI, as they’re now reportedly prepared to just accept the hybrid mannequin, in line with the PTI report.

PCB administration committee chairman, Najam Sethi, had beforehand threatened to boycott the Asia Cup and subsequently the ODI World Cup in India later this yr if their hybrid mannequin was not accepted. To handle PCB’s issues, Chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) just lately visited Lahore and held conferences with PCB officers to acquire a assure that the Pakistan crew would journey to India for the 2023 World Cup.