After initially being scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka, the Asia Cup 2022 has been relocated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka. This year, Sri Lanka will play host to the competition; however, the tournament itself will be held in the United Arab Emirates. The schedule for the competition has been released, and the first match of the tournament will see Sri Lanka competing against Afghanistan on August 28, while India will face off against Pakistan on the same day.
They were of the opinion that the current scenario in Sri Lanka was not one that would inspire trust in the various parties involved. A tournament of this importance involves the participation of a variety of stakeholders in addition to the member countries. These stakeholders include broadcasters, sponsors, and others.
“What they thought was that the poor publicity presented all over the world, with the gasoline lineups and everything else, didn’t help our cause,” he added. “The negative publicity showed all over the world, with the gasoline waits and everything else.”
In continuation of her discussion of the Asia Cup, SEL CEO Ashley de Silva stated, “Sponsors were having difficulty to get insured, and the security clearance for broadcast crews to enter Sri Lanka was also an issue.” Commenting on this topic, Ashley de Silva added, “The security clearance for broadcast crews to enter Sri Lanka was also an issue.” The delegates who wanted to come from the other countries but weren’t prepared to arrive also came from those countries.
Asian Cricket Council President Jay Shah made the following statement earlier while announcing the decision to move the Asia Cup from Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates: “Considering the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka, the ACC after extensive deliberation has unanimously concluded that it would be appropriate to relocate the tournament from Sri Lanka to the UAE,” the ACC said in a statement. “Considering the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka, the ACC after extensive deliberation has unanimously concluded that it would be appropriate to relocate the tournament from Sri Lanka to The decision to move the Asia Cup to the United Arab Emirates was reached after a great deal of consideration, despite the fact that every attempt was made to stage the tournament in Sri Lanka. The United Arab Emirates will serve as the event’s new location, although Sri Lanka will keep its hosting rights.
“We really were looking forward to hosting our Asian neighbours in Sri Lanka for the highly anticipated Asia Cup,” one of the players said. “The tournament was a huge deal for us.” “Sri Lanka Cricket will work closely with the Asian Cricket Council and the Emirates Cricket Board to ensure that we still have an exciting edition of the Asia Cup,” said Shammi Silva, the chief of Sri Lanka Cricket. “While I fully stand by the ACC’s decision to shift the Asia Cup to UAE considering the current context as well as the magnitude of the event, Sri Lanka Cricket will work closely with the ACC and Emirates Cricket Board to guarantee that we still have a thrilling edition of the Asia Cup.”
