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BCCI Set to Host Asia Cup in UAE, India-Pakistan Match Likely
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, JUL 24 – The Asia Cup 2025 will feature eight teams and serve as a key preparatory event for the 2026 T20 World Cup, with India and Pakistan expected to face each other in the group stage.
- Sources reveal India and Pakistan are likely to be drawn into the same group for the Asia Cup 2025, scheduled from September 7, at venues in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
- Following uncertainty after the terror attack, the Asian Cricket Council cleared the path for the Asia Cup 2025 by signing venue agreements with the Emirates Cricket Board.
- On Wednesday, ACC confirmed that Rajeev Shukla attended virtually and `you will get to know officially in a few days time`, while Shukla and Naqvi plan to meet to finalize details.
- Commercially, the prospect of the India-Pakistan clash will be a major draw for sponsors and broadcasters, offering a significant commercial windfall across multiple matchups.
- Possibility of three India-Pakistan encounters at the Asia Cup 2025, scheduled for September 7, September 14, and potentially the final on September 21, underscores its strategic significance for T20 World Cup prep.
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India Vs Pakistan Likely As Asia Cup 2025 Set To Be Hosted By BCCI In UAE: Report
India vs Pakistan is a possibility as the 2025 Asia Cup seems set to take place in the United Arab Emirates, reports emerging out of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) stated. The AGM of ACC, which took place in Dhaka, concluded on Thursday but the picture regarding the Asia Cup is not yet fully clear.
BCCI to host Asia Cup in UAE; India, Pakistan likely to be grouped together despite recent tensions: Report
The development comes after the BCCI made a U-turn on its decision to boycott the ACC meeting in Dhaka, with vice-president Rajeev Shukla attending it virtually. ACC chief and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, meanwhile, hasn't ruled out the possibility of India and Pakistan being put in the same group.
BCCI set to host Asia Cup in UAE, India-Pakistan match likely
The Indian cricket board is all set to host the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates with the formal announcement expected in a few days’ time, sources in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)said on Thursday.
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