Asia Cup 2023: If recent reports of "The Telegraph India" are to be approved, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is planning an Asia Cup without Pakistan in 2023. It would be quite unlikely for Babar Azam and company to compete in the ODI World Cup 2023 slated to be played in India if this media narrative turns out to be correct and Pakistan is left out of the Asian tournament.



The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) proposed "hybrid model" has been rejected by other nations, said Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, and ACC chairman. Shah recently brought up the subject with the top officials of the member countries and pitched that the tournament should take place in just one nation, particularly Sri Lanka.



According to reports, all ACC nations, with the exception of Pakistan, (who were the official hosts of the Asia Cup tournament), have agreed to participate in the continental championship. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still committed to the "Hybrid Model," which calls for certain games, including those against India, to take place in a neutral location like the United Arab Emirates while the other matches take place in Pakistan.



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Sources claim that the forthcoming executive board meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) would have a direct message for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The notification will state that all of the other competing nations have voted overwhelmingly in favor of hosting the event in Sri Lanka. Despite being chosen to host this edition of the tournament, the PCB failed to get support for its plan. As a result, the PCB has little choice but to either accept Sri Lanka as the tournament's host country or withdraw from hosting the Asia Cup 2023 altogether.



India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan will be the four countries that might compete in the Asia Cup 2023 if the Pakistan Cricket Team decides not to go. However, India's rejection to visit Pakistan and its refusal to accept the hybrid model might prompt PCB to take further actions, such as boycotting the ODI World Cup in India.



A report from PCB said, "The PCB has reportedly informed ICC officials that their participation in the World Cup depends on government clearance."



Greg Barclay, the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and Geoff Allardice, the CEO, traveled to Lahore to speak with the PCB about their participation in the ODI World Cup. What topics are discussed at this meeting is anticipated to be made public later on Thursday or Friday?when the PCB issues an official media release.



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Asia Cup 2023: Days after the Asian Cricket Council admitted that the Asia Cup 2023 will be conducted under a hybrid model, Zaka Ashraf, the PCB's likely next chairperson, delivered a bombshell on June 21 voicing his doubts. Zaka Ashraf rejected his predecessor Najam Sethi's prepared "hybrid model" for the Asia Cup 2023.



Zaka Ashraf, who soon will be the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), criticized the "hybrid model," arguing that Pakistan should host the entire tournament by itself. According to the existing arrangement, Sri Lanka and Pakistan would each host a portion of the continental competition, but Ashraf isn't pleased that the island nation was getting more than half of the matches of Asia Cup 2023.



"The first point is that I had rejected the hybrid model (for Asia Cup) in the past itself - because I do not agree with it. The board of the Asian Cricket Council had previously decided that it should be held in Pakistan, then we should host it," Ashraf stated.



"All the main matches are happening outside (of Pakistan). Nepal and Bhutan are going to play in Pakistan - which is not fair for Pakistan. I do not know what the board has decided previously, I do not have access to the information. I will check, whatever is doable in the shortest possible time, will do that for the betterment of Pakistan," he concluded.



ACC also responded to the matter and they looked quite solid in their stance of conducting the ASIA CUP 2023 in a Hybrid Model. 



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An ACC member was found quoting PTI, "The Asia Cup model has been accepted by ACC and there would be no change. Ashraf is free to say whatever he wants." The ACC member was quite confident that nothing is going to change in Asia Cup 2023 accepted hybrid model. 



Ashraf modified his tone when his remarks sparked intense discussion among cricket fans on social media and received a blunt unofficial response from ACC, saying he "can't do anything about it" now that the decision has been made.



"In my personal opinion, this whole hybrid model isn't beneficial for Pakistan and I didn't like it. Being a host, Pakistan should have negotiated better to make sure that the entire tournament should have played in Pakistan. Sri Lanka taking the bigger lot of games, leaving Pakistan with only four games, isn't in the best interest of our country" said Ashraf.



"But I see the decision has been made, so we have to go with it. I will not block or have any intention not to comply with the decision. I cannot do much about it but to honor the commitment. But going forward, every decision we make will be made for and in the interest of the country," he added.



Ashraf affirmed that he would not attempt to invalidate the agreement that the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Asian Cricket Council had previously reached.



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