The 2025 Asian Asian Cup is scheduled for September. After that, there will be no window to carry out the event due to bilateral commitments.
With three months for the Asian 2025 Cup, the official Sony broadcaster published a promotional poster, featuring India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. However, the 2nd largest team in Asia in Pakistan has disappeared. While many have hypothesized that the Asian Cup would occur without Pakistan, all rumors are false. There is not yet clarity on the continental tournament. Instead, the Cricket Control Council in India (BCCI) will request the clarity of the Indian government in Pakistan after the recent case following the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April.
India is the official host of the Asia 2025 Cup. According to the current agreement with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), even if the tournament continues, Pakistan will play its matches in a neutral place. However, BCCI is not sure to face Pakistan in male cricket.
“Honestly, we don’t know yet. Women’s cricket is different because there are not many eyeballs on the India-Pakistan match. But in male cricket, more than a billion people. A BCCI official told Insideport.
What’s in store for Asia Cup 2025?
The tournament is scheduled for September in India. Pakistan should play its matches in Colombo or Dubai. But the BCCI has not yet had discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket or the Board Emirates Cricket on the prospect of hosting the Pakistan matches, including the Ind VS Pak match with big tickets.
In October, India will face Pakistan in Colombo on October 5 during the CPI Women’s Woman World Cup. Since this is an ICC event, India can not prevent Pakistan from doing not facing the match and does not concede the points.
The Asian Cup, however, is more about India-Pakistan matches. The broadcaster is guaranteed at least one Ind VS Pak match to generate income from the Agreement with the Asian Cricket Council. The head of the PCB Mohin Naqvi is also the current president of ACC. The president of IPL, Arun Dhumal, is also a member of the board of directors.
“There is no discussion or even a distant thought of the boycott of the matches. We play Pakistan in ICC events and that will continue if our government does not say the opposite. As for the Asian Cup, we will know it in the coming days”, “ The BCCI official said.
The Indian Cricket team is the title champions of the Asian Cup. Unlike the last time, the 2025 Asian Cup will be played in T20 format with the T20 World Cup in February-March in mind. The PCB -headed ACC has already postponed the cup of emerging female teams in Asia scheduled for a departure from June 5. But after spending $ 170 million on ACC diffusion rights, Sony could require compensation if the male Asian Cup does not continue.
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