Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday notified the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), that the board would not be able to host the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup T20 due to the country's current economic and political crisis. The new development follows the SLC's recent decision to postpone the third season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) due to the ongoing turmoil.
"Sri Lankan cricket has conveyed that due to the existing political and economic situation in their country specially where foreign exchange is concerned it is not an ideal situation for them to host such a mega-event of six teams in the island," an ACC source said.
According to the reports, SLC officials expressed a desire to host the Cup in the UAE or another nation. Given that the Asia Cup is scheduled to take place in August and September of this year, just before the T20 World Cup in Australia, the official also stated that the ACC is expected to make a declaration in the upcoming days.
"UAE is not the final replacement venue, it could be some other country, even India as the ACC, Sri Lanka cricket will first have to talk with Emirates Cricket Board officials to get final approval for the event," the official said.