The ACC tried their best to find a suitable window for the tournament this year despite the current situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the executive board of the council could not come up with a viable way to host the tournament.
Asia Cup likely to be played in June 2021: ACC
The ACC mentioned the importance of the safety of the players and staff involved as the main reason to postpone the tournament.
However, they are optimistic about the chances of the tournament happening in June of next year with Sri Lanka as the country to likely host the tournament.
BCCI President and former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly had already made this announcement in his Instagram live chat with sports reporter Vikrant Gupta on July 8.
But media director of the Pakistan Cricket Board Samiul Hasan Burney, said that the final decision was in the hands of the ACC.
The ACC also announced that the Pakistan Cricket Board would swap the hosting rights of the Asia Cup with the Sri Lankan cricket board. This meant that with Sri Lanka possibly hosting the tournament in June 2021, the 2022 edition of the Asia Cup will be hosted by PCB.
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