Just a day after PCB CEO Wasim Khan said the 2020 edition of Asia Cup will be held either in September or October, the BCCI raised objection over this window saying it doesn’t suit them.
"Asia Cup will be a struggle this year. Going by the statement of the Chief Executive of the PCB, the window that suits them doesn't suit India. Maybe they can postpone PSL next year if BCCI is able to open up a window during that period. Otherwise conducting the Asia Cup doesn't seem too practical as these are challenging times," a board functionary said while speaking to IANS.
The Pakistan Super League is generally played around the February-March window. This year, the tournament was in the knockout stages when it had to be abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The PCB is now exploring the November window to complete the remaining knockout fixtures.
Speaking to the media on the Asia Cup, the PCB CEO on Wednesday (June 24) said: "The Asia Cup will go ahead. The Pakistan team returns from England on 2nd September so we can have the tournament in September or October. There are some things which will only get clear in the due course of time. We are hopeful of having the Asia Cup because Sri Lanka has not had too many cases of the Coronavirus. If they can't do it, then UAE is also ready."
The BCCI has already made it clear that domestic cricket and bilateral series will be the area of focus for them when the game restarts in the post COVID-19 era.
In fact, the players have time and again pointed that the Indian Premier League would be the best tournament to start proceedings once cricketing action resumes.
Notably, the Indian board recently announced that tours of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe have been postponed due to the current situation.
In a release, the BCCI had said: "The Indian cricket team will not travel to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe owing to the current threat of COVID-19. Team India was originally scheduled to travel to the island nation from 24th June 2020 for three ODIs and as many T20Is and to Zimbabwe for a series comprising three ODIs starting 22nd August 2020.
"As stated in the earlier press release issued on 17th May, the BCCI will conduct a camp for its contracted players only when it is completely safe to train outdoors."
(With IANS inputs)
