Jay Shah, the Secretary of The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and president of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will be visiting Sri Lanka to attend the Emerging Asia Cup Final on July 23, Cricket Age Exclusively learns.
The 8 nation tournament, consisting of – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Oman, UAE and host Sri Lanka – will be played from July 13th to 23rd.
“Yes, as the honorable president of the ACC, Mr. Shah will be attending the Emerging Asia Cup Final At Kettarama” a top ACC official told Cricket Age.
Yesterday, following a meeting between PCB head Zaka Ashraf and Shah In Durban in the sidelines of ICC meetings, the ACC announced that the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will not be travelling to Pakistan for the Asia Cup and had cited security issue as the reason. Instead, the much-anticipated match between India and Pakistan will take place in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, There will be four games of league stage in Pakistan, followed by 9 games in Sri Lanka, including both India versus Pakistan game and in case a third game if both teams play final.
“Mr. Shah will do the inspection of Asia Cup logistics arrangements as well during his trip for Emerging Asia Cup Final” a top SLC official told Cricket Age when Inquired.
