Asia Cup 2025: The clouds of crisis looming over Asia Cup 2025 are now going to clear. Now a big update has come out regarding the schedule of this Asian tournament to be held in T20 format. The Asian Cricket Council meeting was to be held in Dhaka regarding Asia Cup 2025, but BCCI refused to attend this meeting. The AGM of this ACC was shifted to Dubai and India decided to attend this meeting online, which was scheduled on 24 July. Meanwhile, a report has come out, which mentions the possible dates of the Asia Cup.
A sports journalist has claimed that the T20 Asia Cup 2025 can start from September 7. The tournament can be organized in two cities, one being Dubai and the other being Abu Dhabi. The outline of the tournament is being finalized, but it has been decided that this time the Asia Cup will be organized in T20 format with 8 teams. 5 full member nations will take part in this Asian tournament, as well as 3 winners of the ACC Premier Cup will also be seen playing in the tournament. This time the tournament is likely to be played in T20 format with 8 teams.
Talking about full member nations, it includes the teams of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, while the 3 winners of the ACC Premier Cup were UAE, Oman and Hong Kong. In this way, a total of 8 teams are going to participate in this tournament. If the report is to be believed, Asia Cup 2025 can be played from 5 September to 21 September. Keeping in mind the T20 World Cup 2026, this time the Asia Cup will be in T20 format. Last time there was an ODI World Cup, it was organized in ODI format. Matches were organized in Pakistan and Sri Lanka under the hybrid model. The Indian team won the title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final.
India and Pakistan in the same group and might clash 3 times!
A good news has come out for the cricket fans of India and Pakistan. Actually, the organization of Asia Cup 2025 has got the green signal. BCCI is ready to host the tournament this time. Meanwhile, the biggest news is that the team of India and Pakistan will be kept in the same group in the tournament. In this way, fans can see three matches between India and Pakistan during the tournament.
BCCI will host Asia Cup in Dubai
It is known that India already had the hosting of Asia Cup. But after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the tournament’s organisation was in jeopardy. There were also reports that the BCCI would refuse to host the Asia Cup. Meanwhile, according to a PTI report, after the ACC annual meeting, the BCCI has agreed to host the Asia Cup in Dubai, which can be held in September. The special thing is that the Indian and Pakistani teams will be placed in the same group in this event.
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Media reports have also revealed that the BCCI has also signed an agreement with the Emirates Cricket Board, under which three venues have been decided for the tournament. However, only two will be used for the Asia Cup matches. The final decision on the tournament schedule and other commercial arrangements will be taken by BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla and ACC president Mohsin Naqvi in the coming days. Both are also expected to consult tournament sponsors before making an official announcement.
There can be three matches between India and Pakistan
With India and Pakistan being in the same group, there is every possibility of three matches between the two teams. In fact, according to the format, both teams will first compete with each other in the group stage. After this, both teams can be seen challenging each other in the Super-4 and the final match as well.