venue controversy
\n Islamabad
\nAmid the ongoing controversy surrounding this year\u2019s Asia Cup venue, there are reports that the cricket event could go ahead without Pakistan.
\nThe crisis emerged when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to send its team to Pakistan, saying that the event should take place at a neutral venue.
\nIn a bid to solve the issue, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) proposed a hybrid model as it is not interested in hosting the event outside Pakistan since it would affect its efforts with regard to the return of international cricket in the country.
\nHowever, the Indian cricket board is unlikely to accept the hybrid model which included four matches of the group stage in Pakistan with the remainder of the tournament taking place at a neutral venue.
\nAccording to a report by The Telegraph India, the Asian event might take place in Sri Lanka instead of Pakistan.
\n\u201cPakistan will be categorically told at the next executive board meeting of the ACC that all other participating nations have agreed to play in Sri Lanka. PCB, the designated hosts for this edition, is not finding any takers for its proposal and has to abide by playing in Sri Lanka or pull out,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
venue controversy Islamabad Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding this year\u2019s Asia Cup venue, there are reports that the cricket event could go ahead without Pakistan. The crisis emerged when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to send its team to Pakistan, saying that the event should take place at a neutral […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-334943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n