"Like Pizza Without Topping...": Former India Star's Witty Take On Pakistan's Asia Cup Participation

16.06.2023 - 15:51 sports.ndtv.com

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) accepted Pakistan's hybrid model for the Asia Cup, and announced on Thursday that the tournament will 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 willing to move the entire tournament out of the country.

After months of logjam, 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.

Former India batter Aakash Chopra was relieved over the fact that ACC accepted Pakistan's proposal of a hybrid model. "I am not a wee bit surprised because India had refused to go and they are not going.

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