The PCB's hybrid model solution to the Asia Cup will see four out of 13 matches being played in Pakistan with the rest - including the final - to be played at a neutral venue, which could be the UAE.

Najam Sethi, the board head, told BBC's Stumped podcast that he was still hopeful of the tournament being played in Pakistan, despite two Asian Cricket Council (ACC) members raising objections to a hybrid solution and the more intractable problem of India not being given permission to travel to Pakistan.

Sethi held a meeting with ACC officials in Dubai on Tuesday to try and find a solution to the issues and he believes the PCB has "bent over backwards" to accommodate the various concerns. "The proposal that I submitted was three days ago takes care of all this," he said. "We play four matches in Pakistan, the teams come straight here and then everybody moves to the neutral venue wherever that may be. We play the rest of games there. I made the concession that in the event we get to the final we play the final in a neutral venue, whether against India or anyone else. We've bent over backwards to solve all these issues."

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PCB wants four out of 13 Asia Cup matches to be played in Pakistan

2023-05-11 16:39:42