The Men’s Asia Cup, which will take place in the United Arab Emirates in September, is one of the main events on the schedule. India was initially supposed to host the multination tournament, but after a contentious dispute with Pakistan, the UAE was chosen as the best neutral location. Since the WCL 2025 match was recently cancelled, there are currently concerns regarding the India-Pakistan encounter.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will not attend the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) Annual General Meeting, which is set for July 23 and 24 in Dhaka.
The Asia Cup is approaching, thus there is also concern about the surrounding boards’ online attendance at the meet, according to a recent media article.
The governing body of cricket in Asia declined to comment on the absence of two of the five Full Members in the area. There were previously questions about the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s (ACB) and Oman’s participation, but a subsequent development has established that they will be attending the annual meeting.
ACC only receives logistical support from BCB: Aminul Islam, President
Bangladesh held the continental council’s first high-level meeting. Additionally, in a statement, board president Aminul Islam stated that BCB is merely offering the ACC logistical support. Aminul remained silent when questioned about the unfilled seats for Sri Lankan and Indian attendees at the meeting, although he did imply that their participation might still be possible, even if it takes place online.
“We decided to host this year’s AGM in coordination with the ACC. This program is called ACC. We are helping them out logistically. We are only doing that. We have to make plans for airport pickups, hotel reservations, and other support, so we are in contact with the ACC, who is telling us who is coming and who is not,” Aminul stated, as reported by ESPNcricinfo on Tuesday.
Mohsin Naqvi, the president of the PCB and ACC, was greeted at the Dhaka Airport on Wednesday by BCB President and Chief Executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury. Two days of meetings in a Dhaka hotel are planned after a gala supper in the evening.
The BCCI had previously asked to move the AGM’s location. But Mohsin Naqvi, the head of the ACC and chairman of the PCB, has declined to think about moving the conference, and he famously did not attend the ICC Annual Conference in Singapore. A white-ball series against Bangladesh that was initially planned for August 2025 was also cancelled by the BCCI earlier.
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