Emerging Cup likely in Dhaka
Sports Reporter
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has planned to organise a new cricket tournament after the name of Emerging Cup-2017 with the participation of all the Asian nation teams.
A total of eight teams including four Test playing nations- Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka along with Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nepal and Hong Kong will take part in the tournament. The 50-over competition will be held in between March 15 to 26 but the host country of the tournament is yet to be finalised.
The decision has been taken in the just concluded meeting of ACC in Dubai this week.
The ICC full members team will be formed by four national teams players coupled with under-23, while ICC associate members team will be comprised of the entire national teams players.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon acknowledged all the matter and said that the tournament is likely to be staged in Bangladesh.
ACC in their recent meeting in Dubai planned to arrange an Emerging Cup Cricket Tournament, where eight teams will be participated. Besides, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the uprising Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nepal and Hong Kong will take part, said Nazmul Hassan yesterday.
Which country will be host the tournament has not been finalized yet. But I think, it will be played in Bangladesh, Papon told newsmen.
After returning home from India series, Bangladesh will then be busy in playing a full bilateral series against Sri Lanka. When asked if they will be faced any problem to form Bangladesh team for the Emerging Cup for the Sri Lanka series, Jalal Younus, BCB director and its media committee chairman, said that there will be no problem to form Bangladesh squad.
Weve a crop of players, who played for the national team, will have out of the Sri Lanka tour. Hopefully there will be no problem to form our team for the Emerging Cup, said Jalal Younus.
