With less than two months remaining for the continental tournament, the ACC is likely to announce the Asia Cup schedule very soon, as the BCCI is working on the final draft of the tournament.
According to reports, the schedule might be announced within the next one to two days. After the recent ACC meeting in Dhaka, marked by controversy and tensions revolving around the diplomatic ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh, it was just a matter of time before the announcement was made.
The full schedule and programme are expected to be released in phases and the remainder might follow on Monday, unless it is unveiled in one go over the weekend.
According to the reports, the Asia Cup is all set to take place from September 10 to September 28, although the dates may not be final.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE might be confirmed as the host cities. The designated hosts BCCI is working on the final draft of the schedule.
There may be minor adjustments, but overall window is all set to remain unchanged spanning the second and third weeks of September.
After the Dhaka meeting on Thursday, the matter was left to BCCI and had informed Asian Cricket Council members that some pending matters with commercial partners needed to be resolved before the Asia Cup could be finalised.
The announcement is now expected to come from BCCI via the official Asian Cricket Council platform. According to previous reports, there will be eight teams India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, UAE and Oman with about 19 matches to he played.
India and Pakistan are expected to be placed in the same group setting up for the three high-stakes encounters between the arch-rivals first in the league stage, then in the Super 4s and once more in the final.
