Najam Sethi says 'tricky Asia Cup matter' is still unresolved.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management committee chairman Najam Sethi shared the latest update on Asia Cup 2023 matter while speaking to the media in Lahore on Monday.

The future of the Asian event, initially scheduled in September this year, hangs in balance since India refused to travel to Pakistan on political grounds.

PCB is scheduled to host the Asia Cup 2023 for the first time after 2008. However, India's stance on this matter put Asia Cup's future in danger.

Since taking charge as PCB's head last year in December, Sethi has been facing the Asia Cup matter.

On Monday, when Sethi sat for a press conference alongside the national team's chief selector Haroon Rasheed to announce T20I squad against Afghanistan, he was once again asked about Asia Cup's future in Pakistan.

"The situation is still the same. India will not come to Pakistan for Asia Cup. This is a very difficult and tricky situation which is still unresolved," shared Sethi.

"There are two different matters, one is of ICC and the other is of ACC. This is not only about Asia Cup because we also have to host the Champions Trophy. I will go and talk with both ICC and ACC on this matter," he added.

It must be noted here that PCB management committee chairman Sethi alongside COO Salman Naseer and Faisal Hasnain will discuss this issue in ICC meeting, scheduled on March 20 in Dubai.

Before the all-important meeting with ICC and ACC officials, Sethi sought advice from the federal...

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