Lahore: Asia Cup 2021, scheduled to play in June 2021, has now beenpostponed to 2022, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Maniinformed the Board of Governors (BoG) in its 62nd meeting.

PCB Chairman, while briefing BoG on matters relating to the InternationalCricket Council (ICC) as well as this year’s ICC T20 World Cup in India,revealed that the tournament has been shifted to 2022.

Remember, Ehsan Mani said in February that the tournament would beimpossible this year due to a clash with the inaugural ICC World TestChampionship’s (WTC) final.

“Sri Lanka had said it would host [the ACC Asia Cup 2021] in June butthere’s now a clash of dates as the ICC Test Championship’s final match isin June. It is likely to be postponed till 2023, Mani said.

It must be noted that the tournament has been called off for the secondtime. In July 2020, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) decided to postpone theAsian event following the increasing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.