COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has shown confidence in hosting the upcoming Asian Cup 2022 despite the current economic crisis and political unrest in the country.
According to ESPN Cricinfo, SLC, in consultation with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), will make a final decision on July 15 on hosting the Asian Cup.
Meanwhile, SLC Secretary Mohan de Silva has expressed his confidence in hosting the continental event as per initial plans.
“As far as we are concerned, we still have a lot of confidence in hosting the tournament in Sri Lanka,” de Silva told Cricinfo.
“We have just organized the Australian tour with two tests in Galle, and Pakistan is also in the country. So, we are positive right now,” he said.
According to initial details, the tournament will be played in the T20I format, scheduled to kick off on August 27.
Meanwhile, the qualifying round will take place from August 20 to 26 in the country.
Additionally, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuwait will play the qualifying round in a bid to join the five full-fledged Asian teams (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan) in the main round. . .
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