Overview
- The Asia Cup 2025, scheduled for September in India, faces uncertainty after Pakistan confirmed it will not travel to India.
- The Asian Cricket Council has deferred a decision on hosting arrangements as bilateral tensions persist.
- Pakistan Cricket Board is organizing a triangular T20I series with Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates as a rehearsal for the championship.
- BCCI maintains no decision has been made on India’s participation even as a hybrid hosting model or full relocation to the UAE is considered.
- Afghanistan remains set to tour Pakistan in August for three T20Is that could merge into the proposed tri-series.