The PCB's proposed hybrid mannequin for the Asia Cup is prone to be authorized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), with Sri Lanka because the impartial venue the place India can play their video games. The mannequin sees 4 - and probably 5 - of the event's 13 video games being performed in Pakistan. All the India-Pakistan video games will likely be performed in Sri Lanka, as will the ultimate if India is concerned.

ESPNcricinfo understands an official announcement is probably going after the weekend. The window put aside for the event presently is between September 1-17. For the Pakistan leg, the video games are prone to be performed in Lahore.

The doubtless approval represents a major breakthrough in an deadlock which has not solely dragged on for a while however has additionally threatened fallout for ICC occasions, most pressingly the World Cup in India this yr but additionally the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan. There is a chance now that an settlement right here might ease Pakistan's path to touring to India for the World Cup.

The PCB head Najam Sethi had offered particulars of the hybrid mannequin to Pankaj Khimji, head of Oman Cricket and the ACC's vice-president, in a gathering in Dubai a few weeks in the past. It was the answer the PCB had proposed to account for the truth that India won't journey to Pakistan for the event due to ongoing political tensions between the governments of the 2 nations.

India and Pakistan have been grouped collectively together with Nepal within the six-nation Asia Cup, scheduled to be held within the 50-over format as preparation for the World Cup. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are within the different group.

A complete of 13 matches, together with the ultimate, are anticipated be performed throughout 13 days. Like the format from 2022, it's anticipated that the highest two groups from every group will advance to a Super 4s spherical, earlier than the highest two groups from that contest the ultimate. That leaves open the potential for India and Pakistan enjoying one another 3 times, ought to they make the ultimate.