The Asia Cup tournament which was scheduled for June this year in Sri Lanka has been called off due to the worsening Covid-19 crisis across the Indian subcontinent, as per an AFP report.
Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva said to reporters in Colombo that the ongoing situation in the Asia continent has made it impossible to host the tournament in June this year.
"Due to the prevailing situation, it will not be possible to play the tournament in June this year," Sri Lanka Cricket chief executive Ashley de Silva told reporters.
Silva also said that the tournament might get postponed as far as till the 2023 ODI World Cup as most of the member nations of the Asian Cricket Council have their schedule fixed for the next two years.