PCB trades Asia Cup 2020 rights with Sri Lanka
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|| Desk Report ||
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has amicably agreed to swap their Asia Cup hosting rights with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
As of now, Sri Lanka will host the 2020 edition of the T20 Asia Cup tournament instead of Pakistan.
The two boards have decided to exchange their tournament - a deal which would see this year's Asia Cup staged in Sri Lanka, with the PCB claiming the next tournament.
The 2020 Asia Cup was originally scheduled to be hosted by the PCB in Pakistan but when India refused to make the short trip, UAE was mooted as an alternative due to coronavirus.
In a recent video teleconference of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), Sri Lanka was proposed as a better alternative than UAE due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s relevant to mention here that Sri Lanka has not been hit as hard by the novel COVID-19 virus as some of the other nations, including the UAE. The islanders have less than 2,000 infections and a mere 11 deaths compared to almost 40,000 cases and 281 deaths in the Arabian-desert-nation.
According to sources within the PCB, the PCB purportedly agreed to make the exchange due to its desire to see cricket activities resume. The swap will officially be confirmed and announced in the next meeting of the ACC.
