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The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has reportedly called its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 24 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, despite the opposition from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

This will be the first ACC meeting in Bangladesh in several years, but uncertainty looms as India and Sri Lanka have reportedly raised concerns over the venue and suggested a change.

According to the sources, the notice for the meeting has already been sent to all member boards, with ACC President Mohsin Naqvi himself summoning the meeting.

However, both the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have reportedly requested the ACC to shift the venue, citing logistical and political concerns.

Despite the objections, the meeting is still likely to take place in Dhaka, with the ACC providing member boards with a 15-day advance notice to make necessary arrangements.

In case any member board is unable to attend the meeting, an online participation option has also been made available.

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“Online meetings are a global norm now, even ACC and ICC have held several of them in the past,” a source from the ACC noted.

Significantly, the Pakistan-Bangladesh T20I series will also be underway in Dhaka during the same period, with representatives from various ACC member nations expected to be present in the city.

This overlapping schedule may have also influenced the decision to retain Dhaka as the host city.

Meanwhile, preparations for the ACC Asia Cup 2025 are in motion, with the UAE emerging as the likely host.

As per the proposed schedule, the tournament is expected to run from September 5 to 21, though final confirmation remains pending.

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LAHORE: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management committee Najam Sethi on Monday, announced that he will attend the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Board Meeting in February. 

Sethi addressed the media here and announced that he will be attending the board meeting of the ACC in Bahrain on February 4 and will discuss Pakistan’s stance towards hosting the upcoming Asia Cup.

“The Asian Cricket Council board meeting was not being held for a long time and the decisions were being taken unilaterally and we also challenged some of those decisions,” said Sethi.

“So, the good news is that we’ve managed to convince the Asian Cricket Council [for the meeting] and now on February 4 in Bahrain and I will be attending it.

“So, this is a very major development and there were a lot of issues that you guys were agitating, we will be taking up those,” Sethi told the media.

It is pertinent to mention that the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) had announced that their national team will not be touring Pakistan to partake in the Asia Cup 2023.

According to the details, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, who is also the president of the ACC, said that the Asia Cup 2023 may be played at a neutral venue instead of Pakistan.

Following BCCI’s announcement, PCB wrote a formal complaint to ACC and requested to call an emergency meeting in light of the current situation.

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COLOMBO: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced that the Asia Cup 2022 will be held in Sri Lanka from August 27 to September 11. The tournament will be played in the T20I format.

In a meeting of the ACC officials here, the cricket council has decided to hold the upcoming Asia Cup in T20 format. Whereas, Sri Lanka will be hosting the mega event. However, the schedule of the tournament will be announced later.

Taking to Twitter, the ACC shared the details of the upcoming Asia Cup, scheduled later this year.

The Asia Cup 2022 (T20 Format) will be held in Sri Lanka from 27 August – 11 September later this year. The Qualifiers for the same will be played 20 August 2022 onwards.

— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) March 19, 2022

 

Furthermore, Jay Shah was unanimously approved as the President of the ACC till 2024. Whereas, the cricket council have also rewarded Qatar with ACC Full Member status.

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COLOMBO: Under-19 Asia Cup is all set to start from December 23 in UAE, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced on Tuesday.

The defending champions India will face off hosts of the event, UAE at the ICC Academy Oval. Pakistan will start their campaign on the same day against the 2017 champions, Afghanistan.

Pakistan will face their arch-rivals, India on 25th December at ICC Academy Oval.

The Semi Finals of the event will be played on 30th December. The final of the event will be played on 31st December at Dubai International Stadium.

Eight cricketing nations will be participating in the event, ACC divided the teams into two groups.

GROUP A: India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and UAE.

GROUP B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Kuwait

Taking to Twitter, the ACC shared the schedule of the event.

“The schedule of the U19 Asia Cup to be held in UAE is out! Who are your favourites for the title?,” the ACC wrote.

🚨 The schedule of the U19 Asia Cup to be held in UAE is out!

Group A ➡️ 🇮🇳 🇦🇫 🇵🇰 🇦🇪
Group B ➡️ 🇧🇩 🇱🇰 🇳🇵 🇰🇼

Who are your favourites for the title? #U19AsiaCup #ACC pic.twitter.com/YjC4EvS3ZI

— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) December 14, 2021

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja disclosed details of his meeting with BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah last week in Dubai.

Ramiz met BCCI officials on the sidelines of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting. He emphasized on separating politics from the game and revitalize Pakistan-India cricket.

“I met with BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah on the sidelines of the ACC meetings. We need to create a cricketing bond, while I have also believed that politics should stay away from the sport as much as possible and this has always been our stance,” he told PCB digital.

“A lot of work needs to be done to revitalize Pakistan-India cricket but there needs to be some comfortable level between the two boards and then we can see how far we can go. So overall, we had a good discussion,” he added.

Meanwhile, PCB was awarded hosting rights of the Asia Cup 2023 which will be a 50-over event. Ramiz is looking forward to hosting the tournament.

“The ACC has agreed and approved that the 2023 event in Pakistan will be a 50-over competition and will be held in September. This aligns very nicely with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be held in October and November.”

“We are looking forward to hosting this tournament in Pakistan and I am confident it will be a well-organised event because this is what the fans want.

“The ACC has also confirmed next year’s tournament in Sri Lanka will be played on a 20-over format and will be a prelude to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 to be held in Australia from 16 October to 13 November.”

On the ACC, Mr Ramiz Raja said: “The ACC was set-up to create a unified approach and collective stance so that we had one voice and if there was a situation, all stood together. I would like to see our relationship with other boards and the ACC to be strong so that if there is an issue, like we had with the withdrawal of a couple of sides, a strong and joint statement could come out from the ACC platform.

“My message at the ACC was that we should not forget this philosophy and I am optimistic there will be better outcomes in future.”

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