Decks clear up for Asia Cup in UAE in September as BCCI agree to attend ACC Dhaka meeting
Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.Mumbai: In a big development that indicates that the decks have finally been cleared for holding the Asia Cup in UAE in September, TOI has learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) have agreed to virtually attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday (on July 24).BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla, who is the Indian board's representative in the ACC, will attend the meeting.It had earlier emerged that the BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were involved in a stand-off over the ACC AGM venue, with the BCCI wanting it to be moved out of Dhaka. However, that stand-off has ended now."The ACC has addressed a few of our concerns, including the election of the ACC vice-president, so we have no issues in attending the meeting now. However, the situation with the Asia Cup will only be clear after this meeting," a top BCCI official told TOI.On Wednesday, PCB & ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Dhaka for the AGM, where he was welcomed by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Amin ul Islam. Significantly, the ACC was supposed to conduct its election on Wednesday, but that has been postponed now."Eight-nine of the ACC members will attend the ACC meeting physically in Dhaka, while the rest of the members will attend it online," a source said.It must be noted that Naqvi had attended the ICC Annual Conference, which was held in Singapore, virtually as well.Due to the recent diplomatic tensions between India and Bangladesh, the BCCI had initially insisted that the venue of the ACC AGM be shifted from Dhaka as a condition for its participation. Its stance was backed by allies like Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Nepal. That had brought the legality of the AGM itself under a question, as the presence of at least three permanent (Test playing) members is required to meet the quorum. However, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are expected to attend the meeting online now.
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