Asia Cup cricket's fate hangs on ACC meeting in Dhaka; BCCI's request to Asian Cricket Council under review - Reports

The fate of the men's cricket Asia Cup 2025 will be decided in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting, scheduled to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 25-26, according to a Times Now report. India are originally the hosts of the Asia Cup 2025, with the tournament starting from September 5. The final will be played on September 21. 

However, the recent India-Pakistan border tensions have put the Asia Cup 2025 in jeopardy. India and Pakistan have not played any bilateral cricket since 2012 owing to border tensions and only face each other during International Cricket Council (ICC) and ACC events.

While India haven't travelled to Pakistan in more than a decade, Pakistan crossed the border two years ago during the 2023 ODI World Cup. The Men in Green could have done the same but the India-Pakistan recent border conflict has aggravated the situation. 

In case, India do not host the Asia Cup 2025, there's high chances that the tournament might be shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as it is being considered as the preparatory competition ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. 

Earlier in the month, the BCCI confirmed that India's white-ball tour of Bangladesh in August had to be postponed to 2026. However, the Indian board didn't specify the reason for rescheduling of the series. 

“The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series, three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals, between Bangladesh and India in August 2025 to September 2026,” it said.