India vs Pakistan may be on cards in Asia Cup despite Pahalgam attack as ACC set to convene meeting: Reports

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The Asian Cricket Council ( ACC ) is set to take a decision regarding the Asia Cup and the possibility of India vs Pakistan match when it convenes a meeting in the first week of July, reported Cricbuzz.The cricket body is hopeful to announce the schedule for the tournament, that could begin on September 10, during the meeting, the report said.The tournament, played in the T20 format this year, will feature Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the UAE along with India and Pakistan.The report said that the UAE remains the frontrunner to host the tournament, although there is also some discussion around staging it in a hybrid format. India are the designated hosts for this year's tournament. However, the ACC had earlier decided that when it is India or Pakistan's turn to host the Asia Cup, the tournament would be held in a neutral venueThere was an uncertainty regarding the tournament following the terror attack in Pahalgam in April. There was an escalation after India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan in May.There were also growing calls in India to boycott Pakistan in multilateral events. India and Pakistan do not play bilateral series in cricket. There was even chatter that India's boycott of Pakistan in global events will be discussed in the next ICC meeting.However, recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the schedules for two global events, including the Women's ODI World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, and the Women's T20 World Cup in England. India and Pakistan are scheduled to face each other in both the tournaments. The first meeting is on October 5 in Colombo, and then on June 14, 2026, at Edgbaston.India and Pakistan men's teams last faced each other in the Champions Trophy in Dubai on February 23, where India registered a comfortable six-wicket victory.

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