With all the big four Asian sides having packed schedules until the end of the year, finding a window for the tournament this year would have been extremely difficult. The ACC issued a statement that read, “The Board has accordingly considered the matter very carefully and determined that the only way ahead would be to postpone the event.
“It would therefore only be feasible for this edition of the tournament to be held in 2023 as there is already an Asia Cup in 2022. Dates for the same will be confirmed in due course.”
Asia Cup faces cancellation: Sri Lanka says it can’t host the tournament because of Covid 19
This year’s tournament would have been a T20 affair prior to the T20 World Cup in India later in October-November. There has been no Asia Cup since 2018, with the tournament planned for 2020 also getting postponed because of the pandemic. The Indian cricket team has won the last two editions of the tournament.
“The ACC Executive Board, in face of the risks and restrictions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, had made the difficult decision to postpone the Asia Cup 2020 to 2021. Since then, the ACC has been working with its participants and stakeholders to try and ensure that the event is held in the year.
“However, on account of a packed FTP, it has been concluded that there is no practical window in the year when all the teams would be available to participate,” the ACC said in its statement. The tournament is usually held every two years.
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