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PCB, ACC At Loggerheads Over Chartered Flights Expense During Asia Cup: Report | Cricket News
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PCB, ACC At Loggerheads Over Chartered Flights Expense During Asia Cup: Report | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was on Tuesday caught in a deadlock with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for demanding additional compensation on organising chartered flights between Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the Asia Cup, which it co-hosted in August-September. The Asia Cup 2023 was organised in a hybrid model in Pakistan and Sri Lanka after the ACC accepted PCB's hybrid model, with majority of the matches organised in the island nation.A reliable source in the PCB informed PTI that apart from seeking the tournament hosting fees — around $250,000 — as well as shares from ticketing and sponsorship fees, they have also demanded additional compensation.The source said, “The additional money is for expenses incurred on renting chartered flights for teams between Pakistan and Sri Lan...
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PCB Unhappy Over Jay Shah’s “Shock” Asia Cup Schedule Announcement: Report | Cricket News
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PCB Unhappy Over Jay Shah’s “Shock” Asia Cup Schedule Announcement: Report | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed its dissatisfaction over BCCI secretary and president of the Asian Cricket Council, Jay Shah announcing the schedule of the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 before its own official ceremony in Lahore earlier this week. The PCB had organised an event to announce the Asia Cup schedule along with unveiling the trophy on Wednesday, July 19 evening in Lahore, which was attended by a few former Pakistan cricketers and PCB's Cricket Management Committee (CMC) headed by Zaka Ashraf.However, half-an-hour before the start of the event, Shah announced the schedule on social media. "The PCB had a clear understanding with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) (that) it would release the schedule of the Asia Cup, five minutes after the ceremony started in Lahore. ...
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Asia Cup 2023: Complete List Of Fixtures, Dates And Venues | Cricket News
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Asia Cup 2023: Complete List Of Fixtures, Dates And Venues | Cricket News

[ad_1] The President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), Jay Shah, on Wednesday announced the schedule of the Asia Cup 2023. Six teams have been divided into two groups of three each, with the event to be held across four venues in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. While co-hosts Pakistan, India and Nepal have been placed in Group A, Group B is occupied by Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. In the opening match of the tournament, Pakistan will take on Nepal on August 30 in Multan., Pakistan. However, the biggest highlight of the tournament will come when India square off against Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy. The final will be played on September 17 in Colombo.Colombo will host six of the 13 games, while Multan will host just one match, the opener. Meanwhile, Lahore and Kandy will host thre...
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“To Refresh Memory”: Asian Council’s Blunt Reminder To Pakistan Minister Over Asia Cup Remark | Cricket News
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“To Refresh Memory”: Asian Council’s Blunt Reminder To Pakistan Minister Over Asia Cup Remark | Cricket News

[ad_1] As Pakistan continues to change its stance on the venue chaos pertaining to the Asia Cup and the World Cup, a senior Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has sent a firm reminder to the nation's Sports Minister who threatened to not send his team for ODI World Cup in India. The Sports Minister Ehsan Mazari said that Babar Azam's men will not travel to India for the World Cup if the BCCI doesn't send its team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup. After Pakistan Cricket Board boss Zaka Ashraf and BCCI secretary Jay Shah met in Durban, however, it was finalised that the Asia Cup will indeed be held in the proposed hybrid model.India, in all likelihood, will play Pakistan in Dambulla just like 2010 edition. Pakistan's only home match in their country will be against minnows Nepal. The other three game...
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After Rejecting Asia Cup Hybrid Model, Incoming PCB Chief Changes Stance | Cricket News
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After Rejecting Asia Cup Hybrid Model, Incoming PCB Chief Changes Stance | Cricket News

[ad_1] A fresh Asia Cup 2023 controversy seemed to have erupted on Wednesday after the incoming Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf slammed the 'hybrid model', suggesting Pakistan should be hosting the entire tournament themselves. The current setup sees Pakistan and Sri Lanka both hosting the continental tournament, but Ashraf wasn't happy seeing the islanders getting the better chunk of games. As his comments became a huge topic of debate among cricket fans on social media, Ashraf softened his stance, suggesting now that the decision has been made, he "can't do anything about it"."In my personal opinion, this whole hybrid model isn't beneficial for Pakistan and I didn't like it," Ashraf was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. "Being a host, Pakistan should have negotiated bett...
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Asia Cup 2023 Dates Announced, Tournament To Be Held in Hybrid Model | Cricket News
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Asia Cup 2023 Dates Announced, Tournament To Be Held in Hybrid Model | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Asia Cup 2023 will take place from August 31 to September 17, the Asian Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The tournament will feature India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal with the teams competing in a total of 13 ODI matches. The release from the ACC confirmed that the tournament will be held in a hybrid model where Pakistan will host four matches while the remaining nine matches will take place in Sri Lanka.There was uncertainty over Pakistan hosting any matches but the new model will allow them to host Asia Cup games after 15 years.The 2023 edition of the tournament will have two groups with the two top teams moving to the Super Four stage. As per the Asian Cricket Council, only 4 matches will be held in Pakistan in the Asia Cup while 9 games wi...
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‘Hybrid’ Asia Cup Model Likely To Be Approved, Pakistan Set To Travel To India For World Cup: Report | Cricket News
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‘Hybrid’ Asia Cup Model Likely To Be Approved, Pakistan Set To Travel To India For World Cup: Report | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Asian Cricket Council, headed by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, is expected to approve PCB's proposed 'hybrid model' for conducting four non-India Asia Cup games in Pakistan while the rest of the matches will be played in Sri Lanka's Galle and Pallekele. The ACC is likely to make a formal announcement on Tuesday and once the hybrid model is officially accepted, decks will be cleared for Pakistan team's travel to India for the ODI World Cup scheduled in October-November. Now, Pakistan will have no problems playing in Ahmedabad."Oman Cricket board chief Pankaj Khimji, one of the respected ACC executive board members, was entrusted to find a solution as most countries didn't want a hybrid model."But as of now four non-India games -- Pakistan vs Nepal, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Afghani...
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