• India won't travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2022: ACC Chief Jay Shah

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    India won't travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2022: ACC Chief Jay Shah

    Tickets for the two teams' T20 World Cup 2022 match on October 23 sold out within hours of being released.

    Digital Desk: The Indian
    cricket team won’t be travelling to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup, Asian
    Cricket Council Chief Jay Shah stated on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 91st
    BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai on Tuesday.



    As per sources, the 2023
    Asia Cup is scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan and sources had earlier said
    that the BCCI was open to sending Team India to participate in the tournament.
    Shah, who is also the BCCI secretary, said that the 2023 Asia Cup may be played
    in a neutral venue and not in Pakistan.



    India last visited Pakistan
    for a bilateral series in 2005-06, led by Rahul Dravid. Since 2012-13, when
    Pakistan toured India for three T20Is and as many ODIs, India and Pakistan have
    not played a bilateral cricket series. Both have only met in world events or
    the Asia Cup since then.



    Matches between the two
    teams are always highly anticipated, with stadiums packed to capacity. Tickets
    for the two teams' T20 World Cup 2022 match on October 23 sold out within hours
    of being released.



    "These games are more
    about mentality than skill and talent; even small teams can beat big teams if
    they have the temperament of not giving up. Pakistan has always been the
    underdog heading into (World Cup) games against India, but they have started to
    give us respect recently; previously, they thought Pakistan couldn't beat
    them," Raja told the media.



    "So we should give
    credit to this current Pakistan team. We defeated a billion-dollar cricket
    industry. I have played in World Cups, but we never won against India. This team
    should be appreciated, and we are giving them a tough fight despite our limited
    resources," he added.



    India and Pakistan recently
    competed in the Asia Cup.