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Pakistan gave us green light to host 2020 Asia Cup: Sri Lanka Cricket chief

By Saurabh Sharma June 09, 2020 • 18:18 PM View: 1248

New Delhi, June 9: The Executive Board of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) met via a video conference on Monday and one of the major topics on the agenda was the fate of the 2020 Asia Cup which originally Pakistan was expected to host. The BCCI had made it clear that playing in Pakistan wasnt an option and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief Shammi Silva has said that Pakistan Cricket Board is okay with SLC hosting the event.

"We had a discussion with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and they have already agreed to our hosting this edition due to the present world situation," Shammi Silva was quoted as saying by Sri Lankan media outlet ‘Ceylon Today'. "We had an online ACC meeting and they basically gave us the green light to host the tournament," he added.

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