There are the men's Asia Cup and ICC Women's World Cup events where India and Pakistan will clash.
Since the Pahalgam attacks, there has been widespread conjecture that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC), demanding that India and Pakistan not be placed in the same group for future global events. As with many similar things, there are facts and alternate facts.
For the record, BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla has previously stated that the Board will accept the government's advice in this situation. A senior BCCI official also informed Cricbuzz that such a situation is new to him. The BCCI authorities are sensitive to the current public mood, but there is no validity to the supposition.
There is no immediate men’s ICC event scheduled, and the earliest ICC event is the Women’s World Cup 2025, which will be played in India in September-October. Pakistan has qualified for it and the eight-team tournament is held in an all-play-all round-robin format, with no groupings involved.
According to the pre-tournament agreement, Pakistan's matches would be played in a neutral location. As the chosen host, the BCCI will need to choose a location, but there is still time before a final selection is made. Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, in addition to India and Pakistan, make up the eight teams.
However, before the ODI Women's World Cup, there is the men's Asia Cup, which will be hosted by the BCCI. As first reported by Cricbuzz, it has been determined that it will be hosted in a neutral country, with September as the designated date.
The question of Dubai or Sri Lanka hosting the event is secondary, but the main question is the financial aspect of the tournament and whether India and Pakistan are put in the same group.
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has sold the broadcast rights to the Asia Cup, valued at $170 million for four years, on the tacit understanding that each edition will have at least two India-Pakistan matches, with the chance of a third if the teams meet in the final. The media rights deal is middle-heavy rather than front- or back-loaded, thus the 2025 edition will cost roughly $ 38 million, as opposed to the average value of $42.5 million.
The last Asia Cup 2023 was held in hybrid model as Pakistan were the hosts. India played all of their games in Sri Lanka, including the final, that they won. India and Pakistan faced off twice - once in the league stage and again in the Super Four.
The 2018 edition's venue has yet to be revealed, however Cricbuzz understands that the draw was originally scheduled for May. However, with enough time left, it may now be postponed. The widespread sense is that any final decision will be based on the escalation or de-escalation of current tensions between India and Pakistan.
(Cricbuzz report)