The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) accepted Pakistan’s hybrid mannequin for the Asia Cup, and introduced on Thursday that the event might be held from August 31 to September 17. With India adamant on not travelling to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was not prepared to maneuver your entire event in a foreign country. After months of logjam, the discharge from the ACC confirmed that the event might be held in a hybrid mannequin the place Pakistan will host 4 matches whereas the remaining 9 matches will happen in Sri Lanka.

Former India batter Aakash Chopra was relieved over the truth that ACC accepted Pakistan’s proposal of a hybrid mannequin.

“I am not a wee bit surprised because India had refused to go and they are not going. Pakistan will also come to play the World Cup, there is no doubt about that because you cannot do like that in ICC events that you won’t play,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.

The cricketer-turned-commentator additionally made an attention-grabbing comparability concerning the entire logjam, saying that Pakistan with out Asia Cup is like “pizza wihtout topping”.

“You can flex your muscles slightly in the Asia Cup, you can say that you won’t play and that other teams can play without you if they want. Asia Cup without Pakistan is like pizza without the topping. It won’t be enjoyable. So you want Pakistan to be there in the Asia Cup,” he added.

In the upcoming Asia Cup, groups might be divided into two teams of three, with two groups from every group advancing to the Super Four stage. The ultimate might be contested between prime two groups from the Super Four stage.