sri lanka

Asia Cup set to be pulled out of Pakistan, shifted to Sri Lanka

Last updated : May 09, 2023 20:05

SportzPower Team

May 08, 2023 21:05

Read more about Asia Cup set to be pulled out of Pakistan, shifted to Sri Lanka
Log in to post comments

The BCCI has received support from the cricket boards of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to move this year’s Asia Cup out of Pakistan, following which a formal announcement of the Emerald Isles as host of the tournament is expected by month-end.

The only question that remains now is what stance the Pakistan Cricket Board takes on participating in the Asia Cup, as too the ICC World Cup, which India is hosting immediately afterwards.

Jul 14, 2022 20:07

Asia Cup 2022 hosting: Ganguly says BCCI monitoring Lanka crisis

LONDON: With Sri Lanka under a state of emergency following months of widespread anti-government protests, questions are being raised over the fate of the upcoming Asia Cup, which the island nation is to host.

Apr 21, 2022 15:04

Doubts over Sri Lanka hosting Asia Cup on the up

MUMBAI: Fears are growing that the upcoming Asia Cup, the Asian Cricket Council’s flagship event, will be moved out of Sri Lanka. While it was India’s turn to host the event, upon a request made by Sri Lanka Cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India had agreed for the event to be staged in the Emerald Isles.

May 20, 2021 16:05

Asia Cup in Lanka called off, Pak to host 2022 edition: Reports

COLOMBO: The 2021 Asia Cup, which was shifted from Pakistan to Sri Lanka, was on Wednesday called off due to rising COVID-19 cases in the island nation. The Asia Cup, which was last held in 2018, was scheduled to be held in June but Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva announced that it will be difficult for them to conduct the tournament.

Apr 29, 2021 20:04

ICC slaps Lanka's Zoysa with 6-yr ban for match fixing

DUBAI: Former Sri Lanka player and coach Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code (read match fixing). The ban is backdated to 31 October 2018, when Zoysa was provisionally suspended as an immediate action.

Feb 17, 2021 15:02

Intl cricket to return to the Caribbean as CWI confirm Lanka tour

ST JOHN’S, Antigua: Cricket West Indies (CWI) Tuesday confirmed the all-format International tour between West Indies and Sri Lanka starting in March, signalling the return of international cricket to the Caribbean. The two teams will play three T20Is, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches in a bio-secure environment in Antigua from Wednesday, March 3 to Friday, April 2.

Dec 07, 2020 17:12

Sri Lanka to host 2021 Asia Cup next June

SRI LANKA WILL HOST of Asia Cup cricket championship in June next year, Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Executive Wasim Khan has stated. Pakistan was sceduled to host the Asia Cup this year but the coronavirus pandemic resulted in its postponement. With Sri Lanka now given the rights to host the Asia Cup in 2021, Pakistan will host the event in 2022, Khan told PTI.

Aug 13, 2020 17:08

UAE, Lanka back-up host countries for T20 World Cup 2021

MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC), which last week confirmed India as the host of the 2021 T20 World Cup, has kept the UAE and Sri Lanka as back-up host countries in the event that the COVID-19 situation in India has not been brought under control by then.

Aug 12, 2020 16:08

Rajapaksa clan scion named new Sri Lankan Sports Minister

COLOMBO: Namal Rajapaksa, nephew of newly elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and son of his brother and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been appointed as the island nation's new Minister of Sports. The former national rugby captain and newly elected ruling party MP becomes Sri Lanka’s youngest Sports Minister.

Jun 24, 2020 16:06

Asia Cup to take place either in Sri Lanka or UAE: PCB CEO

KARACHI: The Asia Cup will go ahead as scheduled later this year in either Sri Lanka or the UAE, Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan has asserted.

Jun 12, 2020 15:06

BCCI calls off Team India tours to Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that the Indian cricket team will not travel to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe owing to the current threat of COVID-19. Team India was originally scheduled to travel to the Emerald Isles from 24th June for three ODIs and as many T20Is and to Zimbabwe for a series comprising three ODIs starting 22nd August.

Subscribe to sri lanka