Najam Sethi happy over Asia Cup 2023 Hybrid Model Approval

Posted at: June 16, 2023

Najam Sethi happy over Asia Cup 2023 Hybrid Model Approval

After lots of controversies, the ACC has finally made the decision around the hosting of Asia Cup 2023. The ACC on Friday approved PCB’s hybrid model for Asia Cup 2023. The Council has decided that the marquee event will be hosted in Pakistan & Sri Lanka. Initially, four matches will be played in Pakistan while the rest of the fixtures will be hosted in Sri Lanka.

The Asia Cup 2023 will be played from August 31 to September 17. It was also revealed that Lahore will host the Pakistan leg of the league. However, venues for the Sri Lanka leg haven’t been fixed yet. Notably all the India vs Pakistan fixtures will be played in Sri Lanka.

After getting approval from ACC over the hybrid model, PCB’s chairman came forward to express his views on the same. He was more than happy with ACC’s decision of accepting Asia Cup 2023.

Speaking about the same, Najam Sethi said, “I am elated that our hybrid version for the ACC Asia Cup 2023 has been accepted. This means the PCB will remain as the event host and stage matches in Pakistan with Sri Lanka as the neutral venue, which was required due to the Indian cricket team’s inability to travel to Pakistan,” Najam Sethi was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.

“Our passionate fans would have loved to see the India cricket team in action in Pakistan for the first time in 15 years, but we understand the BCCI’s position. Like the PCB, the BCCI also requires government approval and clearance before crossing borders,” he added.

Najam Sethi thanked BCCI & SLC for approving Asia Cup 2023 Hybrid Model

Najam Sethi who was more than happy on retaining the hosting rights for Asia Cup 2023 thanked the BCCO & SLC for their support in decision-making. He also thanked ACC President, Jay Shah for strengthening the council.

“I now look forward to continuing our discussions and deliberations with the ACC and Sri Lanka Cricket to iron out a few minor operational and logistical details so that we can launch our event planning and preparations,” Sethi said.

“I appreciate the efforts of ACC President Jay Shah to strengthen the council so that we can collectively continue to protect each other’s interests and also provide opportunities and platforms to emerging Asian nations,” he added.

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