PCB's Sep-Oct Window For Staging Asia Cup Doesn't Suit Indian Cricket Board: BCCI

The BCCI seems to be not too happy with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan's statement regarding staging of the 2020 Asia Cup in September or October later this year. The BCCI has made it clear that the window which suits the PCB doesn't suit the Indian cricket board.

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New Delhi: The cricket boards of India and Pakistan are once again at loggerheads with each other over hosting of major flagships events which are seeming to be a rather tough proposition amid the cramped up international cricket calendar owing to delays in having these tournaments hosted as per schedule due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The BCCI seems to be not too happy with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan's statement regarding staging of the 2020 Asia Cup in September or October later this year. The BCCI has made it clear that the window which suits the PCB doesn't suit the Indian cricket board. The BCCI is looking at a window of opportunity to host the Indian Premier League (IPL)  if the ICC postpones the 2020 World T20 slated to be held in Australia later this year. However, with Pakistan making their plans very clear on hosting the Asia Cup pretty much during the same time, a clash between the two boards in surely on the cards. Speaking to IANS, a board functionary in the know of developments said that the PCB could also look at postponing the Pakistan Super League (PSL) next season and host the multi-nation event in that window. The BCCI can then look at adjusting the calendar accordingly and playing in the Asia Cup. "Asia Cup will be a struggle this year. Going by the statement of the Chief Executive of the PCB, the window that suits them doesn't suit India. Maybe they can postpone PSL next year if BCCI is able to open up a window during that period. Otherwise conducting the Asia Cup doesn't seem too practical as these are challenging times," the functionary said. The Pakistan Super League is generally played around the February-March window and even this year the tournament was in the knockout stages when it had to be called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. The PCB is in fact looking at the November window to complete the knockout games that remain.