Naqvi: Asia Cup announcement coming soon
Mohsin Naqvi and Aminul Islam Bulbul
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday stated that an official announcement regarding the 2025 Asia Cup is expected soon, pending the resolution of a few remaining matters with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Speaking to reporters after the first day of the ACC Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Dhaka, Naqvi said the discussions with India are ongoing and positive progress has been made.
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"That will also be announced soon [regarding Asia Cup]," Naqvi said.
"We are in the consolidation with BCCI. We will hopefully resolve it also very soon. We discussed it and we have decided that myself and Aminul bhai [BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul] have some issues resolved and we will get it done as soon as possible."
Earlier, Indian media outlets reported that the Asia Cup 2025 is scheduled to begin on September 5, with the final likely to be held on September 21. According to those reports, the United Arab Emirates will host the tournament, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi being considered as the two venues.
The official confirmation of these details is still pending and appears to hinge on the ongoing discussions between ACC and BCCI.
Naqvi, who also serves as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) President, expressed his satisfaction with the success of the AGM and appreciated the warm hospitality provided by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
"First of all, the AGM meeting went very well. We have 25 members in ACC and all 25 members participated in the meeting. Second thing is I am thankful to all the members who came here and all the members who attended the meeting through Zoom."
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"I really want to thank Aminul bhai for his hospitality. The way they looked after us, we had amazing two days. It was very memorable and on behalf of the ACC, I want to thank for the way they have organized everything."
"Last thing is, we have all decided to work for cricket. None of us wants politics inside any of our organizations and it was a very good meeting in a very good atmosphere. I hope we will continue meeting like this in future as well."
Naqvi also addressed concerns over some countries being absent physically, clarifying that all ACC members participated in some capacity.
"It was him [pointing towards Aminul] and all the members who are standing here. It was again a team work. Whenever you have a team work and you get successful."
"Several countries couldn't able to come to Dhaka. It happens every time. I wasn't able to go to Singapore [in the recent ICC meeting] because I was stuck. It's a normal thing. Majority of the people have come. A lot of people can't come because of their schedule."
"The point which is good for ACC and BCB is all 25 members participated in today's meeting. It's more ACC and BCCI. I am very much hopeful we will resolve the pending issue and we will also have the Asia Cup."
In his closing remarks, BCB President Bulbul expressed pride in successfully hosting the event and praised the cooperative spirit among member boards.
"On behalf of Bangladesh Cricket Board, I would like to thank Asian Cricket Council and its chairman Mohsin Naqvi for giving us this opportunity to host the wonderful event in Dhaka. And we proudly say that our meeting has finished very successfully."
"This is all about the leadership. All the members of ACC were very cooperative and because we are all working for the great game of cricket."
