Postponed Asia Cup to be held in 2023

The postponed Asia Cup 2021 will be held in 2023 according to the official statement by the Asian Cricket Council on Sunday.

The tournament was originally scheduled in June this year in Sri Lanka but the due surge of COVID in South Asia it got postponed.

"It would therefore only be feasible for this edition of the tournament to be held in 2023 as there is already an Asia Cup in 2022. Dates for the same will be confirmed in due course," said the ACC in a statement.

The ACC stated that the tournament cannot be held any earlier than that due to lack of window and packed cricket calendar.

"The ACC Executive Board, in face of the risks and restrictions posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, had made the difficult decision to postpone the Asia Cup 2020 to 2021. Since then, the ACC has been working with its participants and stakeholders to try and ensure that the event is held in the year," said the ACC.

"However, on account of a packed FTP [Future Tours Programme], it has been concluded that there is no practical window in the year when all the teams would be available to participate. The Board has accordingly considered the matter very carefully and determined that the only way ahead would be to postpone the event," it added.