Times of Islamabad

Cricket Fans in Pakistan get a great news

Cricket Fans in Pakistan get a great news

KARACHI – Cricket fans in Pakistan have a great news from the Asian CricketCouncil.

The Asian Cricket Council has granted Pakistan the right to host the nextAsia Cup in the year 2020, although it is not yet decided where Pakistanwill host the event.

The decision was made during the ACC Executive board meeting in Dhaka.

“The next Asia Cup will be hosted by Pakistan. The hosting right belongs tothem and it is up to them where they want to host the tournament,” said ACCPresident Nazmul Hassan after the meeting.

The next Asia Cup is scheduled to be played in September 2020 just beforethe ICC T20 World Cup and the intra-continental event will also be playedin the T20 format.

It is very much likely that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will host theAsia Cup in the United Arab Emirates or any other country, just like Indiadid earlier this year when it hosted the Asia Cup in the UAE.