It’s my bat, I’ll set the foundations — The rule that’s been the mantra in gully cricket appears to have been adopted for the Asia Cup as effectively.
A reserve day has been added for under one of many six Super Four matches, the encounter on September 10, between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.
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That a reserve day shall be added for the marquee conflict has been whispered ever because the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) determined in opposition to transferring the remaining matches from Colombo to Hambantota. On Friday, a notification issued for ticket-holders confirmed the transfer.
“If adverse weather suspends play during the Pakistan vs India game, the match will continue on 11th September 2023 from the point it was suspended,” said the advisory, issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board, the event host.
“In such an eventuality, ticket-holders are advised to hold on to their match tickets which will remain valid and will be utilised for the reserve day.”
When the event fixtures had been introduced, solely the ultimate had a reserve day. Moreover, just one sport having a reserve day may end in undue benefit for each the groups, ought to climate play spoilsport for a lot of the Super Four stage.
A aggressive event – no matter the self-discipline and the extent, even amateurish – is all the time performed with the identical guidelines for all of the groups concerned. No surprise that the opposite two groups within the event – Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – are disturbed by the event.
However, the top coaches of each camps most well-liked to decide on their phrases fastidiously, contemplating the may of the ACC — whose president Jay Shah can also be the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s secretary — and the PCB, which is internet hosting the event.
“I have not seen anything like this earlier. This is something new. It’s not ideal,” mentioned Chandika Hathurusingha, the Bangladesh head coach, on Friday forward of his group’s conflict in opposition to Sri Lanka.
“We would love to have an extra day as well. Other than that I don’t have much to comment on because they (technical committee) have made a decision. There is a technical committee (in Asia Cup) represented by every participating country. They might have decided it with some other reason.”
Chris Silverwood, Hathurasingha’s Sri Lanka counterpart, was a little bit extra conservative. “”Little shocked once I first heard, however on the identical time we aren’t the organisers of the competitors so not rather a lot we will do about that,” Silverwood mentioned.
“To be honest, it will be a problem if the reserve day then provides points to the teams and not someone else, but nothing we can do about it, so we keep preparing and do the best we can.”
Sportstar understands that the ACC acceded to the broadcaster’s demand after declining to shift the event out of Colombo.
While the followers can hope for a probability of a full sport – or a minimum of a outcome – because of the reserve day, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh camps will hold their fingers crossed that the reserve day doesn’t change into decisive in deciding the finalists.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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