BCCI President Sourav Ganguly might have confirmed that the Asia Cup 2020 will be played in Dubai with both India and Pakistan participating in it, but the decision on the tournament’s venue will have to wait as the upcoming Asian Cricket Council meeting has been postponed due to the Coronavirus threat.
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As per a report published in PTI, the ACC meeting was scheduled to be held in Dubai on Tuesday (March 3) but with the UAE reporting over 700 Coronavirus cases a few officials, including BCCI chief Ganguly, have refused to travel to the city.
Reportedly, the meeting had to be postponed till the end of this month.
“Ganguly was supposed to leave tonight but the coronavirus scare in the UAE has led to the postponement of the meeting,” a BCCI source told PTI in Kolkata.
Ganguly along with BCCI secretary Jay Shah was to attend the meeting.
A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) source added, “The chairman of the PCB, Ehsan Mani, is already in Dubai but CEO Wasim Khan didn’t fly out on Sunday.”
Recently, PCB chairman Ehsan Mani quashed Ganguly's claim that Dubai will host the upcoming Asia Cup, saying the board has not yet taken a final decision regarding the venue for the event.
Pakistan is the designated host for the multi-nation event, scheduled to be played in September. But with the BCCI making it clear that the Indian team would not be able to travel to the neighbouring country owing to security concerns, the organisers got down to exploring other options, one of which was hosting it in Dubai.
(With PTI inputs)
