ACC under fire for scheduling Asia Cup during rainy season in Sri Lanka

 Sethi stated on social media that he vigorously supported having the Asia Cup matches held in the United Arab Emirates while he was in office.

The Asian Cricket Council is receiving harsh criticism for choosing to hold the Asia Cup amid Sri Lanka's wet season.

When the highly anticipated match between Pakistan and India in the 2023 Asia Cup was postponed owing to rain at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Najam Sethi, the previous chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee, expressed his unhappiness.

In a social media post, Sethi disclosed that, while in office, he had vigorously argued for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to host the Asia Cup games in order to prevent weather-related delays.

How discouraging! The greatest cricket competition is ruined by rain. But this was anticipated. I requested the ACC to play in the UAE as PCB Chair, but lame justifications were given to accommodate Sri Lanka. Dubai is too hot, they said. But it was just as hot when the IPL was played there in April 2014 and September 2020, or when the Asia Cup was played there for the last time in September 2022. sports over politics. Unpardonable," Sethi wrote on the social networking website X.

https://twitter.com/najamsethi/status/1698017998756622397?t=8lRzTruq-OZo3TgWuJhWlg&s=19

A humorous comment was made about having the Asia Cup during the rainy season by former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag.

https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/1698011858761122210?t=qSgf74QsFWDc3bs1TwuNXw&s=19

Pakistani supporters lashed out at the ACC for picking Sri Lanka as the location, saying their country was perfectly capable of hosting the entire event without any weather delays.

https://twitter.com/nibraz88cricket/status/1698013285444940275?t=Te5NFXbLSP-gy25PSUy6Yw&s=19

https://twitter.com/mariya_raj10/status/1698061867380260880?t=Q6l2lfl3TKP9hN6xJ5gEUg&s=19