Ruckus in Sri Lanka, Asia Cup to shift to India?

The Asia Cup 2022 is planned to be held in Sri Lanka in August however the continuous strife in the country has brought up issues about the lead of the competition. Former India skipper and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said the board will continue to screen what is happening in the island country.

During a discussion with news office ANI, Ganguly said the board individuals are watching out for the circumstances in Sri Lanka. On being given some information about the possibilities of India facilitating the competition, Ganguly chose not to remark on anything explicit.

“I cannot comment at the moment (about the possibility of India hosting the event). We will keep monitoring (the situation in Sri Lanka). Australia is playing there. The Sri Lankan team is also doing well. I cannot comment at the moment. Let us wait for a month,”

the BCCI president was quoted as saying by ANI

Recently, Sri Lanka facilitated Australia for a one-month-long bilateral series involving 3 T20Is, as numerous ODIs and 2 Tests; the Warne-Murli Trophy.

The series ended up being extremely competitive as it saw great cricket from both sides. 

Australia won the T20I series 2-1 while the ODI series was won by the hosts 3-2. The Test series was shared after the two-match series finished in a 1-1 draw. India will compete in two significant ICC events in the coming days – the T20 World Cup in 2022 and the 50-over World Cup in 2023. Talking about the elevated requirements from India in these competitions,

“You do not win ICC tournaments all the time. They (India) were in the finals of the Champions Trophy in 2017 and they lost in the semis in the 2019 WC.”

the BCCI president said,

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#WATCH | Sri Lankan military personnel guard the Prime Minister's chair in his office in Colombo, in view of the #SriLankaProtests pic.twitter.com/kd9L7Fevm8

— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022

“It has not been that they have been absolutely poor in World Cups but as you rightly said whenever India plays the expectations are more of winning. They are a great side, they have some fantastic players and hopefully, when it comes to Australia this time, they will stand up and deliver,”

he further added

The BCCI as of recently stowed an incredible arrangement for the TV and digital rights of the Indian Premier League for the 2023-2027 cycle. While the TV freedoms went to Star, Viacom18 sacked the digital rights. The Indian cricket board procured a sum of Rs 48,390 crore for 410 matches at e-auctions in June.