BCCI seeks government clearance for hosting U-19 Asia Cup due to Pakistan’s participation

“The BCCI has written to the Indian government seeking permission for whether we can host the Youth Asia Cup for under-19 boys. In normal circumstances, we wouldn’t be too worried about getting the clearance but since the tournament would include a team from Pakistan an approval is being sought. The government’s stance so far has been that India cannot play Pakistan in a bilateral series but there’s no clarity on whether they could face each other in a multinational event like this,” a BCCI official told The Indian Express.

Earlier this year, the Indian board had written to the government asking whether they could play Pakistan in a bilateral series next year. However, their request was turned down and the board had to then organize a full-series with Sri Lanka at home in this November-December.