The head of the Pakistan Cricket Board's management committee, Najam Sethi, has proposed a hybrid model of hosting the majority of the Asia Cup at a neutral venue to solve the "logjam" between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal are due to compete in the Asia Cup which is seen as a major tune-up for the teams due to participate in the World Cup in India.
The Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September, although India have made it clear they are resistant to competing in the nation because of political tensions between the two countries. “Until India is ready to play Pakistan bilaterally and in Pakistan, let’s have a hybrid solution,” said Sethi, who met with the members of the Asian Cricket Council in the UAE this week to work out a solution.
Sethi’s suggestive model to end the impasse would mean India could play Pakistan at a neutral venue in major tournaments like the Champions Trophy and even the World Cup, while the remaining matches are played in the host nation as scheduled.