The Pakistan Cricket Board has given Sri Lanka the consent to host the Asia Cup which is scheduled to be held in September this year. Earlier, Pakistan was supposed to host the event in UAE. “We had a discussion with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and they have already agreed to our hosting this edition due to the present world situation,” SLC chief Shammi Silva was quoted as saying by Sri Lankan media outlet Ceylon Today.
However, a final decision is still to be taken on the Asian showpiece event, as it awaits a call on the 2020 T20 World Cup. The impending decision on T20 World Cup could be taken today as the global governing council board members are set to meet. The T20 World Cup in Australia is slated to get underway in October but due to the lockdown situation enforced to withstand the Covid-19 pandemic it might be postponed to next year.
