Even although there was no recreation scheduled on the 2023 Asia Cup on Friday, the event was nonetheless very a lot the excitement of the cricket city. With the Asian Cricket Council including a reserve day for the India-Pakistan Super 4 recreation and the ultimate, and for not one of the different remaining video games which’ll additionally characteristic Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the choice was met with widespread criticism.
With the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh recreation scheduled for Saturday additionally beneath rain risk, the 2 units of coaches would lend their ideas on the topic. “Little surprised when I first heard,” Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood mentioned about ACC’s determination to have totally different taking part in circumstances.
A reserve day for India Pakistan contest in Super 11 Asia Cup Super 4 stage has been added that successfully revised the Asia Cup taking part in situation. To make clear on the place, the choice was taken with the consent of all 4 taking part groups and ACC.
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) September 8, 2023
His counterpart Chandika Hathurusingha would echo the sentiment, “It is not ideal, and we also would have liked to have an extra day.” Even although, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) would later state that the choice “was taken with the consent of all four participating teams and ACC.”
Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad would additionally give his opinion through his social media, bashing the organizers for his or her determination.
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“If true this is absolute shamelessness this. The organisers have made a mockery and it is unethical to have a tournament with rules being different for the other two teams. In the name of justice, will only be fair if it is abandoned the first day, may it rain harder on the second day and these malicious plans not succeed,” Prasad tweeted.
After the final India-Pakistan recreation within the group levels of the continuing event was washed out, there had been talks across the Super 4 fixture between the arch rivals being shifted to Hambantota as a substitute of the Sri Lankan capital, the place it’s been raining incessantly since final week.
But with the aforementioned contest and the opposite six remaining fixtures staying in Colombo, the ACC have determined so as to add a reserve day for the sport on Sunday and the summit conflict.
