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Pakistan ultimately caught the pressure from the BCCI and accepted host the Asia Cup 2023 in a hybrid design. The competition will be kept in Aug-Sep.
Hardik Pandya wins the match for India versus Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023 (Image: PakistanCricket/Twitter)
The upcoming 50-over Asia Cup has actually currently developed a great deal of buzz even prior to the beginning of the Asian Cricket Council’s marquee competition. Among the primary factors the occasion got headings in the previous couple of months is since of the beef in between India and Pakistan cricket boards. India declined to take a trip to Pakistan for this year’s Asia Cup and required to play their matches at a neutral place. Pakistan have the hosting rights for the competitors.
3 things you require to understand
- India are the protecting champs of the 50-over Asia Cup
- India won the ODI occasion under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy in 2018
- India beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets to win the Asia Cup 2018
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Locations for Asia Cup 2023 verified
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ultimately caught the pressure from the BCCI and accepted host the Asia Cup in a hybrid design. Pakistan had actually previously threatened to boycott the World Cup 2023, which is set up to be held India, in case the BCCI does not send its group to the neighbouring nation. The Indian cricketing body declined to bow down to Pakistan’s risk and preserved its position of playing the Asia Cup at a neutral location.
The locations for the Asia Cup 2023 has actually been validated. According to RevSportz, all the matches of the ACC 50-over competition will be kept in Lahore (Pakistan) and Kandy (Sri Lanka). India will play all its matches in Sri Lanka. The last of the Asia Cup is likewise set up to be kept in Sri Lanka. Based on reports, an overall of 13 matches will be played in between the taking part groups consisting of the last. Of these 13 video games, 4 will be kept in Pakistan, while 9 matches will be played in Sri Lanka.
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50-over Asia Cup being performed by the ACC considering that 2018
This is the very first 50-over Asia Cup being carried out by the ACC given that 2018. India won the title 5 years earlier under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli had actually taken a break for the competition and Rohit was called the stand-in skipper. India are the most effective group in the history of the competitors with 7 titles, consisting of a T20I prize that they won in 2016.
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