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India And Pakistan Players To Play Together As Afro-Asia Cup To Return After 17 Years - Reports

Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam - (Source: Johns/X.com)Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam - (Source: Johns/X.com)

In a significant development, there are reports that the revival of the Afro-Asia Cup is in an advanced stage, and the renowned tournament can make a comeback after 17 years. 

According to a report from ESPN Cricinfo, the Africa Cricket Association (ACA, on Saturday, November 2, held their AGM, where they formed a committee to get in touch with ACC to revive competitive competition between the two continents. 

ACA's Interim Chair Speaks On Afro-Asia Cup's Revival

“The Afro-Asia Cup, apart from the cricket, brings the much-needed financial input to the organisation, and the appetite is huge from both ends," Tavengwa Mukuhlani, interim chair of the ACA, who is also the Zimbabwe Cricket Chair, said at a press conference.


“We have had conversations with our counterparts within the Asia Cricket Council (ACC), and our African contingents, they want the Afro-Asia Cup to be revived," he added.

Afro-Asia Cup's History

The inaugural edition took place in 2005, which was followed by another edition in 2007. The third edition was set to take place in 2009, but could not materialise.  However, the report also mentioned that no formal request has been made to the ACC, nor has any discussion taken place at their recent meeting in Malaysia.

The famous competition was first held in 2005, where Africa XI took on Asia XI and saw the likes of Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, and Shoaib Akhtar play in the same team. The second edition saw the likes of MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, and Mahela Jayawardene in the same team. The tournament did not return for another season because of geo-political tensions between India and Pakistan. 

Also a six-person interim committee was appointed to help improve the number of competitive opportunities in the continent. Meanwhile, the fans are excited to see Virat and Babar in the same team.