Asia Cup can be cancelled: Pakistan media claims - India can organize 5 countries tournament, know what PCB said

The Asia Cup cricket tournament to be held in September this year may be cancelled. This claim has been made by the media there quoting the Pakistan Cricket Board. The report also claimed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may organize a five-nation tournament after the cancellation of the Asia Cup. Except Pakistan, all other teams of Asia can participate in this.

Pakistani board sources are calling it a rumor
After the news of cancellation of Asia Cup came, Bhaskar correspondent spoke to the officials of Pakistan Cricket Board on this issue. A PCB official has called this news a rumour. He said that no decision has been taken on this yet.

India has already made it clear – our team will not go to Pakistan

There is still doubt on whether the Asia Cup will happen or if it happens where it will happen. However, one thing is completely confirmed that the Indian team will not go to Pakistan under any circumstances. BCCI has already made it clear that this is not possible. After this, Pakistan has also proposed to conduct the tournament on a hybrid model. Accordingly, India’s matches will be moved out and the rest of the tournament will be held in Pakistan. If India reaches the final, the final will also be outside Pakistan.

There is no clear statement from BCCI on this. In between, it was reported that the cricket boards of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have opposed the hybrid model. They say that this will increase the cost of the tournament and reduce their share in the revenue.

Jai Shah had recently said that no decision has been taken on the Asia Cup yet.
Recently, BCCI Secretary and Asia Council President Jay Shah had said that no decision has been taken on PCB’s proposal to hold Team India’s matches in Asia Cup in another country instead of Pakistan. Their feedback is also being taken from other countries. The next decision will be taken on the basis of that feedback only.

15 matches between India and Pakistan in 10 years
The last bilateral series between the two countries was played in India during January 2013. Pakistan played 3 ODIs and 2 T20s on this tour. Since then both countries have clashed only in multi-nation tournaments. A total of 15 matches of all formats could be held between the two. Of these, 8 ODIs and 7 T20s were played. In these, India won 11 and Pakistan won 4.

Pakistan has come to play T20 World Cup in 2016
Team India does not go to Pakistan due to political reasons. But, in the last 10 years, the Pakistan team has come to India to play the 2016 T20 World Cup. No Test matches were played between the two after 2007 due to lack of bilateral series.