After World Cup, Jay Shah places Asia Cup schedule in chaos

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) had been set to maneuver the six Tremendous 4 matches to Hambantota as a consequence of poor climate forecasts in Colombo, with the PCB’s approval.

Nevertheless, a current growth has seen the ACC, led by Jay Shah, reversing this determination, resulting in vital discontent from the PCB.

The PCB is worried that Colombo’s unpredictable climate, which has induced flooding close to the R. Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium, may disrupt matches, together with Pakistan-India recreation on September 10.

The Pakistan Board can also be pissed off by the ACC’s unilateral decision-making, contemplating Pakistan’s internet hosting of the occasion. 

The controversy escalated when rain washed out the conflict between Pakistan and India match in Pallekele on Saturday, elevating considerations concerning the event’s viability and ACC coming below criticism for holding matches throughout wet season in Sri Lanka.

Regardless, SLC’s CEO Ashley de Silva has advised ESPNcricinfo that Colombo would certainly host the matches as deliberate. He clarified that the consideration of relocating the video games to Hambantota was merely within the dialogue part and that there had been no official affirmation to any events concerning the potential transfer.

Nevertheless, in line with ESPNcricinfo’s report, all cricket boards concerned (PCB, SLC, BCCI, and BCB) had reached an settlement to relocate the matches to Hambantota. The one remaining challenges had been associated to logistics, stopping the shift from happening.

Earlier right this moment, former Chairman PCB administration committee, Najam Sethi, had taken to his social media platform “X” to specific his displeasure over the choice of venues for the continued Asia Cup 2023 matches. 

In a collection of tweets, Sethi identified the antagonistic climate circumstances in Sri Lanka, which had already induced delays within the Asia Cup 2023 schedule. 

He disclosed that he had strongly urged the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to play the remaining matches of the Asia Cup in the UAE as an alternative of Sri Lanka, as a part of the hybrid mannequin proposed by him throughout his tenure.

I pleaded for 3 approvals in numerous conferences with Jay Shah and ACC colleagues:
Play all matches in Pakistan as worldwide cricket had totally returned to Pakistan.
When this was shot down
I proposed that we play 5 matches in Pakistan and eight within the UAE.
This additionally they…

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) September 4, 2023

It is value noting that Jay Shah, who additionally serves because the secretary of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), has beforehand been concerned in making late adjustments to the ICC World Cup 2023 schedule, which had drawn criticism from the cricketing group.