The Under-19 Asia Cup, which was scheduled in November this year, has been postponed to 2021 due to the prevailing coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was set to be hosted in the United Arab Emirates, where currently the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 is being hosted.
As per Cricbuzz, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official informed about the postponement of the event to next year. Before scraping the tournament, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) had urged member boards to give their opinion. However, any fixed date has not been proclaimed for the hosting U-19 Asia Cup next year.
“The Under-19 Asia Cup [that was expected to be played in November 2020] has been postponed and will be played in 2021,” BCB’s game development manager AEM Kawsar confirmed to Cricbuzz. “ACC is looking for a suitable date to host the tournament next year,” he said.
Eight teams were set to play in Under-19 Asia Cup:
BCB official also informed that they formed a new Under-19 squad and were expecting U-19 Asia Cup to be their first platform to perform, but unfortunately, the event postponed.
A total of eight teams – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, UAE and two qualifying teams- were set to play the tournament this year.
Earlier, the Asia Cup that was scheduled to be held in September this year was postponed to next year. ACC had informed that they are considering June 2021 to host the tournament.
Meanwhile, many India Under-19 players, who participated in U-19 World Cup this year, are playing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Kartik Tyagi, Priyam Garg and Ravi Bishnoi are some prominent names that have given remarkable performance in the ongoing tournament.