Asia Cup was played jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka
This time Asia Cup 2023 was played jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka, but now some reports have emerged that there is a money dispute going on between Pakistan and Sri Lanka Cricket Board regarding some expenses of the tournament.
It is noteworthy that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had not sent the Indian team to Pakistan due to political differences between India and Pakistan. Because of this, both the countries jointly hosted the tournament, but only four matches were played in Pakistan and the remaining matches were played in Sri Lanka.
The Asia Cup being jointly hosted by two countries meant that there would be higher expenses on flights and hospitality. So, according to a report of Hindustan Times regarding this issue, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has clearly stated in the recent meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) that it will not bear these expenses because it will not play the tournament. Was not the real host of.
So in this regard, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to pay the outstanding bills for flights and hotel expenses. In response to this, PCB has said that action is being taken regarding this and these bills will be paid soon. However, there is still a debate going on between the two boards regarding flight fares and their bills are still pending.
On the other hand, regarding this issue, a senior source of ACC said according to these reports – When this dispute was discussed with PCB acting Chairman Khawar Shah and CEO Salman Naseer during a meeting in Bali, Jay Shah and Sri Lanka Cricket Board agreed. Were on the same side.