As expected, the Indian cricket board is exploring the possibility of hosting an ODI tri-series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka later this year at the Asian Cricket Council meeting, headed by N. Srinivasan, here on Saturday.
The move could further curtail or even derail India’s trouble-hit tour of South Africa in November and December if the scheduled talks between BCCI’s secretary Sanjay Patel and South Africa Cricket chief Haroon Lorgat fail in Dubai on Monday.
“In principle they have decided to hold the tri-series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka in December, but this will depend on Monday's meet between Patel and Lorgat in Dubai,” a source said.
Meanwhile, top members of the ACC discussed the modalities of the 2014 Asia Cup tournament, which is to be hosted by Bangladesh for a second straight time, in February-March next year. The tournament, to be held from February 24 to March 8, has gone to Bangladesh after India, who had earlier agreed to host it, backed out citing a packed international schedule.
Bangladesh had hosted the last edition of the tournament in 2012. The tournament host was announced during ACC's meeting in April.
The officials from the three boards were present at the meeting, chaired by BCCI's president-in-exile N. Srinivasan. PCB chief operating officer Subhan Ahmed, SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga and CEO of ACC Syed Ashraful Haq were there in the meeting.