The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has faced several difficulties in organizing the Asia Cup in recent years, particularly due to political tensions, scheduling issues, and venue disputes. India and Pakistan do not play bilateral series due to political issues, and India does not travel to Pakistan for matches.
In 2023, Pakistan was the original host of the Asia Cup, but BCCI refused to send the Indian team there.This led to the “Hybrid Model”, where matches were split between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, causing logistical complexity and dissatisfaction from PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board).
“BCCI will be represented virtually by its vice-president Rajeev Shukla, who is the designated ACC board member. Since the venue with regards to Asia Cup needs to be zeroed in on, BCCI decided to attend the meeting virtually,” an ACC source told PTI.
The BCCI, which has already put its Bangladesh tour in August on hold, had earlier asked the continental body to shift the venue. The Indian board is skeptical about travelling to the neighbouring nation due to political unrest and absence of a stable government.
There was a possibility of BCCI, the Afghanistan Cricket Board and SLC boycotting the ACC meeting and without three permanent Test playing nations, there wouldn’t have been a quorum and the meeting itself would have been deemed invalid.
PCB chairman Naqvi is already in Dhaka for the meeting along with a host of other member nations.
