The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have hosting rights for the Asia Cup but the Asian Cricket Council headed by Jay Shah opted for the hybrid model where Sri Lanka became the co-hosts after it was clear that the Indian cricket team won't travel to Pakistan.
It is a tournament that has often struggled to find relevance in the midst of mushrooming bilateral contests over the last decade along with waning popularity of ODI cricket but the 2023 edition, beginning on Wednesday, has occupied a large slice of the mind space of team think tanks.
Following the attack, not only did Pakistan lose the Champions Trophy hosting rights but also its share of the World Cup matches in 2011.
India head coach Rahul Dravid said the niggle is unrelated to the thigh injury that kept him out of action for months.
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Hosts and two-time ODI World Cup champions India will play both their warm-up matches at Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram, respectively.
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These tickets will be available on the World Cup's official website starting August 25, and will be available in phases, starting with non-India warm up matches as well as non-India event matches.
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The Asia Cup 2023 is set to begin in Multan with a kickoff match between Pakistan and Nepal
The ticket sale will go live from August 24 for Mastercard holders and August 25 for everyone else. The ticket prices will cater to all, ICC's Chris Tetley has said.
Streak's daughter clarified that her father is "sitting drinking tea watching the sun rise together".
While Kuldeep Yadav was picked as the frontline spinner for the Asia Cup, the other spin options in the squad are all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel.
There were question marks over the fitness of Rahul and Iyer, who are making a comeback after undergoing thigh and back surgeries respectively. Iyer last played in March and Rahul in May.
In reply, Ireland were restricted to 152 for 8 with Prasidh Krishna taking 2 for 29 while Ravi Bishnoi scalped 2 for 37. Skipper Jasprit Bumrah had figures of 2/15.
Tickets go on sale on August 25, less than 6 weeks before the 50-over World Cup begins on October 5.
Rinku Singh, batting in India colours for the first time, smashed 38 off 21 balls to give the total the impetus it needed as 42 came off last two overs.
It is also learnt that BCCI is bucking the convention for the first time and head coach Rahul Dravid will also be present in his official capacity during the meeting scheduled in the national capital on Monday morning.
The visitor was 47-2 after 6.5 overs of the chase when rain forced the players from the field. They never returned and India won by 2 runs on the DLS method.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday invited Jay Shah, BCCI Secretary and President of ACC, to attend the opening match of the Asia Cup between Pakistan and Nepal on August 30 at Multan.
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India overhauled the target in 17 overs with Yashasvi Jaiswal (84 not out) and Shubman Gill (77) sharing a 165-run opening partnership to set up the win.
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