News India Live, Digital Desk: Asia Cup Crisis Deepens: The wait for the Asia Cup for cricket fans is always big, but this time it is becoming a big news not only about the match, but also about the event. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Jai Shah and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) President Mohsin Naqvi have become a major challenge over the Asia Cup schedule and hosting.
After all, what is the whole matter and why has tension increased?
Actually, the issue is about the Asia Cup hosting and its schedule. Pakistan Cricket Board has been made the main host of this tournament, but India (BCCI) has refused security reasons to send its team to Pakistan.
Old ‘Hybrid Model’: In the last Asia Cup, a ‘hybrid model’ was adopted in view of the ongoing political tension between India and Pakistan. In this, Pakistan had hosted some matches, while all the matches of the Indian team took place in a neutral place like Sri Lanka.
Pakistan’s new demand: Now PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi wants that if Pakistan is the host, then all matches should be in its country. If this does not happen, according to reports, the PCB has talked about removing the tournament or demanding an equal share in revenue.
Pressure on ACC and Jai Shah: Some speculation and media reports are indicating that the ACC is trying to contact Jai Shah and BCCI to resolve this major controversy, and they are being ‘requested’ to reach a solution that can lead to a tournament without interruption.
Threat of Arabs: This dispute is not only to cricket, but also financially a matter of concern for ACC. If there was no solution and the tournament did not happen properly or Pakistan is separated, the ACC may suffer heavy losses of billions of rupees, as it depends on large-scale advertising and broadcasting deals.
It is also a difficult time for Mohsin Naqvi, as he wants to protect the interests of his board, but also cannot take the risk of annoying a big cricket board like ACC and India.
It will now be seen whether such a way can be found in the interest of cricket and fans, so that the Asia Cup can be successfully completed without any major obstruction and this bet of billions of rupees can be saved.
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