Asia Cup Venues 2023- Hybrid Model [Today Announced]

The Asia Cup 2023 Venue issue is sorted out today; here is the latest Update About Asia Cup. Let’s get right into it without any further delay, as things seem to be settling now.

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The Asia Cup has been the focus of Asian cricket fans, with the tournament’s destination a significant matter of debate. Combining the BCCI and PCB working towards a solution might solve the Asia Cup venue crisis. This blog will examine what this hybrid model comprises and how it may solve the tournament’s hosting problems.

Asia Cup Venue: A Hybrid Model

The Asia Cup is one of the world’s most anticipated cricket competitions. It is expected to occur in the first part of September this year and has already sparked controversy due to the venue problem.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have been at odds over the tournament’s location. However, an alternative has been found, and a hybrid model may be the answer.

The Current Standoff

Because of safety issues, the BCCI declined to travel to Pakistan. On the other hand, the PCB was adamant about holding the event in Pakistan, where it had hosting rights.

The two boards appear to have struck an agreement after months of back-and-forth. The competition will most likely be held in Pakistan, with India’s games taking place elsewhere.

The PCB has been accommodating in its strategy, agreeing to allow India to play Pakistan outside of Pakistan.

The Venues – Sri Lanka and Pakistan

The following venues were chosen for the tournament. However, not all cricket fans in Pakistan are happy with it. Here is a summary of each of these stadiums.

Stadiums	Capacity
Multan Cricket Stadium	35000
Pallekele Cricket Stadium	35000
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore	27000
RPS Colombo	35000

Multan Cricket Stadium

Multan was always a home to cricket-crazy fans, but only recently have PSL games highlighted this. Who can forget all of those PSL games here? But if we take a trip down memory lane, this stadium was always electric with cricket.

This time, the opening match for PSL was also played here. But it doesn’t end here; the opening match for the Asia Cup 2023 will also be played here

Establishment	2001
Location	Multan
Capacity	35k
Owner	PCB

Pallekele Cricket Stadium

The International Palleke Cricket Stadium is located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. There have been plans to change its name in honour of Muralitharan, but it hasn’t happened yet.

This venue is not new to hosting high profile matches. But we all remember it for Malinga’s four wickets in four balls. That was a crazy day!

Hopefully, we will have some nice cricket memories again!

Location	Kandy, Pallekele
Establishment	27 November 2009
Capacity	35k
Owner	Sri Lanka Cricket

Gaddafi Stadium Lahore

The vibe is different when you are in Gaddafi. You can feel the cricket in the air. Not only cricket but when you are going for any of the gates to the cricket stadium, you can also see the hockey stadium. It feels like this area is the sports centre for Pakistan.

It isn’t far-fetched to say that because PCB’s head office is located here. Housing 27k fans at the same time, the environment becomes electric here. You can enjoy at any stand here, no matter the level of luxary.

Location	Lahore
Establishment	1959
Owner	PCB
Capacity	27k

RPS Colombo

This is a high-profile venue, especially for ODIs. It has witnessed more than 100 One-day matches. But this doesn’t end here; we also saw the 2012 T20 world cup finale between Sri Lanka and the West Indies.

Also, Sri Lanka scored 952 runs against India in this same venue. People say that Galle is Sri Lanka’s fortress, but Colombo is more like a castle to them than any other stadium. The Lankans will have a big advantage here.

Location	Colombo
Establishment	1986
Capacity	35k
Owner	Sri Lanka Cricket

The BBCi also Announce Today Asia Cup 2023 India team Players Squad as well.

Factors Influencing the Choice of Venue

The season will likely determine the second destination outside of Pakistan. Conditions in the UAE in early September often hover around 40 degrees Celsius, yet Pakistan has played matches abroad in early September.

Summers in Muscat, Oman’s capital, stay lower, and it hosted the opening round of the 2021 T20 World Cup. The English option remains ambitious, but the possibility of huge crowds in a city like London will be appealing.

According to the 2022 Asia Cup format, the top two sides from all groups progress to the Super 4, and the best two countries then compete in the final. There is still the potential for India and Pakistan to compete in three games.

The ACC’s Role

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has played an important role in settling the dispute between the BCCI and the PCB. All ACC countries agreed that the best choice was holding a portion of the Asia Cup away from Pakistan.

Members gathered in Dubai for two additional sessions of unofficial discussions after failing to achieve an agreement at the ACC meeting in Bahrain in mid-March.

The PCB, headed by chair Najam Sethi, and the BCCI delegation, comprised of secretary Jay Shah and IPL regulatory council chairman Arun Dhumal, were both amenable to a concept that split the competition between two nations, subject to technicalities and logistics that pleased everyone.

Before an official schedule is established, the plan will be presented to their respective governments.

Conclusion

Finally, the Asia Cup venue crisis is expected to be addressed by a hybrid arrangement that permits India and Pakistan to play their games outside Pakistan. Sri Lanka has been chosen as the other venue.

However, a small group of experts has been created to develop a timetable and travel plan acceptable to all nations taking part and the broadcasting company.

How well this hybrid approach works has to be observed. But it is a significant start toward staging an enjoyable Asia Cup event in 2023.