Asia Cup 2022 to be held in the UAE

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced on Wednesday that the 2022 Asia Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) even though Sri Lanka will still serve as the tournament's official host nation.

According to the ACC, the competition has been relocated to the UAE "in light of the current circumstances in Sri Lanka."

Between August 27 and September 11, it will be broadcast.

"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.

Sri Lanka has been reeling under economic and political turmoil. However, they had hosted Australia in a bilateral series and are currently hosting Pakistan. The ACC said that it had made every effort to host the tournament in the country.

"Every effort was made to host the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and the decision to shift the venue to the UAE was taken after much deliberation. The UAE will be the new venue while Sri Lanka will continue to retain hosting rights," ACC president Jay Shah was quoted as saying. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly had earlier said that the tournament had been moved out of Sri Lanka to the UAE.