The men’s Cricket World Cup is less than five months away and its schedule could yet plunge into chaos amid a continuing impasse involving Pakistan, India and the Asia Cup.
The six-team Asia Cup is scheduled for September and has become a point of principle for the hosts, Pakistan, after India – staging the 50-over men’s World Cup starting in October – indicated they cannot send their national team to the country. In response, the Pakistan Cricket Board has proposed a “hybrid model” in which India’s Asia Cup matches – including up to three blockbuster games against Pakistan – and the second half of the tournament are held in the United Arab Emirates.
