Which country Host Asia Cup 2023 Cricket?

The Indian and Pakistan cricket boards put themselves on a collision course on Tuesday after BCCI secretary Jay Shah said the 2023 Asia Cup will be played at a neutral venue, prompting the neighbours to threaten a boycott of next year's ODI World Cup. The hosting rights of the 2023 edition of the 50-over Asia Cup has been awarded to Pakistan by the Asian Cricket Council [ACC] as a pre-cursor to the marquee World Cup in India.

Incidentally, Shah is the president of the Asian Cricket Council. The matter of India playing the Asia Cup in Pakistan was stated in the notes circulated to the BCCI members before Tuesday's Annual General Meeting [AGM] in Mumbai. "We have decided to play at a neutral venue," Shah was quoted as saying by multiple cricket websites after the conclusion of the AGM.

One of the reasons cited for not playing in Pakistan was that there has been precedence in the past of the continental event being shifted at a neutral venue. India hasn't travelled to Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup, and after the Mumbai terrorist attack on November 26 that year, the scheduled bilateral series in early 2009 was cancelled.

The other reason cited was the Sri Lankan team bus being attacked by terrorists in Lahore, after which no international team visited the country for more than a decade due to security reasons.

Pakistan did travel to India for a short six-match white-ball series in 2012, but in the last 10 years, there hasn't been any bilateral cricket. The two teams have only played each other at various ICC and ACC events. The PCB is irked as international cricket has resumed in the country with all top nations like England, Australia, West Indies travelling there to play Tests and white-ball rubbers.

Sources close to PCB chairman Ramiz Raja indicated that one of the options that they are mulling after Shah's statement is to pull out of the 50-over ICC World Cup in India. "The PCB is now prepared to take hard decisions and play hard ball because it is also aware that the ICC and ACC events will have to face commercial liabilities and losses if Pakistan does not play India in these multi-team events," a senior PCB source told PTI on the condition of anonymity.

Pakistan last came to India for a short six-match white-ball bilateral series in 2012. The PCB, when contacted, declined to give an official reaction to Shah's statement. "We have nothing to say at the moment, but yes, we will look at things and take up this matter at appropriate forums like the ICC board meeting in Melbourne next month," a spokesperson said.

However, it has been learnt that the PCB chairman and other senior officials were very upset about the announcement by Shah. "The PCB officials are surprised at the timing of Jay Shah's statement because there is still nearly a year to go before the Asia Cup is held in Pakistan in September 2023," an insider said.

He said the PCB was aware that the issue of India travelling to Pakistan for the Asia Cup was on the agenda at the BCCI AGM but didn't expect any announcement on this issue at this time. "The PCB is wondering in what capacity has Jay Shah given the statement that the ACC will look to relocate the Asia Cup to UAE out of Pakistan, because the hosting rights were awarded by the executive board of the ACC, not the president," the PCB source said.

PCB could pull out of ACC membership

The PCB sources said that Raja would be sending a strongly-worded letter to the ACC on the matter and would be demanding an emergency meeting of the ACC board to be convened in Melbourne next month to discuss Shah's statement.

The insider also disclosed that the PCB had decided to look at several options and would not accept any disruption to its hosting rights. "One option under consideration will be to pull out of the ACC as the PCB believes the ACC was formed to promote and develop cricket in the region and forge unity among the member nations.

"But if the president of the ACC is going to give statements like these, there is no use for Pakistan to remain in the body," he added.

Updated: 14 November 2022

Asia Cup 2023: Venue, Team List, Format, Predicted Schedule, And Winners List. Asia Cup, regarded as the pioneer multi-nation cricket tournament, comprising Asian countries will see its 16th edition take place in Pakistan in the second half of 2023. As per the future tour program [FTP], released by the ICC, it was decided that this time, Pakistan will be the sole organizer of the tournament.

If things go as per the FTP, we expect a high-intensity battle among the Asian cricket teams. The Asia Cup 2023 will be in ODI format because ICC Men’s 50-over world cup is to be organized post-Asia Cup.

Asia Cup 2022 Quick Overview

The 15th edition of the Asia Cup was recently organized in the UAE from August 27th-September 11th. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan to lift their 6th Asia Cup title and the first in the T20 format.

India could not advance to the finals, after their loss against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super 4 round. The biggest positive for India was the return in form of Virat Kohli, who scored a century in International cricket after close to 1000 days.

Also Read: IPL 2023 Mini Auction: Delhi Capitals [DC] Retained And Released Players List

As per the future tour program shared by the International Cricket Council [ICC], the 16th edition of the Asia Cup will be organized in Pakistan. The expected match venues for the tournament are as follows:

• Karachi
• Islamabad
• Rawalpindi
• Multan

Asia Cup 2023 Team List

The expected teams who will be part of the Asia Cup 2023 are as follows:

• Pakistan
• India
• Sri Lanka
• Bangladesh
• Afghanistan
• UAE
• Hongkong
• Kuwait
• Singapore

Also Read: T20 World Cup 2022: Top 5 Most Surprising Results Of The Tournament

Asia Cup 2023 Format

The Asia Cup 2023 will be a 50-over format. 13 matches will take place. The top 5 teams India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan have already qualified for the main event. The 6th team will be decided from the Asia Cup 2023 qualifying round. It will be in a round-robin format, with each team playing against other teams once in the group stage, which will be followed by the super 4 round.

Asia Cup 2023 Predicted Schedule

The Asia Cup 2023 full schedule is not yet out. It is expected to be announced in the first half of the next year. But, as per the FTP, the tournament will be organized in September 2023. Given below is the Asia Cup 2023 predicted schedule:

Also Read: IPL 2023 Mini Auction: Chennai Super Kings [CSK] Retained and Released Players List

Asia Cup Winners List All Seasons:

Asia Cup 2023 Hosting Controversy

Although the Asian Cricket Council announced Pakistan as the host country for the Asia Cup 2023, it seems that the tournament will be shifted to a neutral venue. The BCCI secretary Jay Shah has openly said that India won’t travel to Pakistan to play the Asia Cup, considering the not-so-good political condition between these two nations.

We all know that BCCI has the lion’s share in the revenue of ICC. So, if India won’t participate in the Asia Cup, then the tournament has no meaning. So, there may be a situation that ACC shifts the tournament to UAE or Sri Lanka so that both India and Pakistan can participate in the event

Who will host the 2023 cricket?

Is Asia Cup 2023 t20 or ODI?

Will India play asia cup 2023?

Who won the most Asia Cup?