Arch-rivals Pakistan and India will meet tomorrow in Colombo, Sri Lanka their Super Four clash of the Asia Cup. It is the only fixture to have a reserve day as heavy rains are predicted in their second encounter of the regional competition.
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The Asian Cricket Council announced that if the rain stops the fixture on Sunday, the match will continue from where it left off on Monday.
Present Update from RPICS, Colombo:
The weather is nice and pleasant, and we’re ready for a baller of a game tomorrow! #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/HxHtGKyz9l— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) September 8, 2023
This format has irked former India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad. He agreed to a fan’s post on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which he said broadcasters only care about the Pakistan-India match and organizers creating a format in which the teams play each other on multiple occasions in the tournament.
Some reports claiming that there will be a reserve day only for the game between India & Pakistan scheduled on 10th SEPT. If it turns out true, then it is just shameful for cricket.
They used to indirectly give us the direction that the broadcasters only care about IND-PAK in…
— Saif Ahmed 🇧🇩 (@saifahmed75) September 8, 2023
Venkatesh Pradesh, retweeting the post, hoped that the match wouldn’t take place at all.
“If true, this is absolute shamelessness this,” Venkatesh Prasad tweeted. “The organisers have made a mockery and it is unethical to have a tournament with rules being different for the other two teams.
“In the name of justice, will only be fair if it is abandoned the first day, may it rain harder on the second day and these malicious plans not succeed.”
If true this is absolute shamelessness this. The organisers have made a mockery and it is unethical to have a tournament with rules being different for the other two teams.
In the name of justice, will only be fair if it is abandoned the first day, may it rain harder on the… https://t.co/GPQGmdo1Zx— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) September 8, 2023
It is pertinent to mention that there is a forecast for heavy rains and thunderstorms in Colombo throughout the Super Four stage.
The group stage encounter between Pakistan and India was abandoned due to rain.
Pakistan will be heading into the fixture with an advantage as they comprehensively beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in their first Super Four match in Lahore on Wednesday.
