The Asia Cup 2023 controversy began in October last year when BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is also the ACC President, made it clear that India will not travel to Pakistan for the tournament and will instead push for a neutral venue. The Pakistan Cricket Board retaliated and threatened to skip the ODI World Cup to be played in India later in the year.
Later, though, former PCB chief Najam Sethi, who recently stepped down from the post, proposed a hybrid model as per which India could play its Asia Cup 2023 games at a neutral venue. After initial reports that the hybrid model was likely to be rejected, the ACC accepted the modification earlier this month. As per the new arrangement for the event, four games will be played in Pakistan and nine in Sri Lanka. An ACC release confirmed: "We are delighted to announce that the Asia Cup 2023 will be held from 31st August to 17th September 2023 and will see the elite teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal, compete in a total of 13 exciting ODI matches."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.” According to reports, Lahore will host the games that will be played in Pakistan, while the games to be played in Sri Lanka will be in Kandy and Pallekele. The six teams taking part in Asia Cup 2023 have been divided into two groups. India, Pakistan and Nepal are in Group A, while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are in Group B. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Four round, which will be followed by the final, to be contested by the top two teams from the Super Four.
India and Pakistan can potentially face each other 3 times in the Asia Cup 2023.
The tournament to kick off from 31st August and the Final will be played on 17th September.
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