Asia Cup 2025 will be held in UAE from 9 to 28 September. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi confirmed this after the meeting held in Dhaka. BCCI representatives were also present virtually in this meeting. Mohsin Naqvi wrote on his ‘
India has the right to host the Asia Cup 2025. But, due to strained relations with Pakistan, the tournament will be played in UAE. The matches are expected to be held in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Oman are participating in this tournament. India is the defending champion of the Asia Cup. The Indian team won the title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup played in 50 over format in Colombo in 2023. Pakistan had the right to organize the Hello Asia Cup. But, due to tensions between India and Pakistan, the tournament was played in a hybrid model. Only four matches were played in Pakistan. The remaining 9 matches were played in Sri Lanka.
The unusual relations between India and Pakistan also affected the Champions Trophy 2025. Pakistan was the organizer of this ICC event. But, due to security reasons, BCCI did not send Team India to Pakistan and the tournament was organized in hybrid model. The Indian team played all its matches in Dubai. If India and Pakistan are grouped together in the Asia Cup 2025, they could face each other three times: once in the league stage, then in the Super-4 round and possibly in the final.
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