ICC awards ODI status to all matches of Asia Cup
ICC Chief said granting ODI status to all matches in Asia Cup is a positive step taken by ICC Board.
(Web Desk) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that it has awarded ODI status to all matches of the upcoming Asia Cup 2018, ICC press release announced.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said granting ODI status to all matches in the Asia Cup is a positive step taken by the ICC Board as it continue to take an in-depth look at international cricket structures in relation to our long-term ambition of growing the game.
He said this decision was informed by our review of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers earlier this year where there was a mix of games with and without international status which proved to be confusing for fans.
Hong Kong is the only team in the tournament without ODI status and they will play first round matches against Pakistan and India on 16 and 18 of this month.
He said in order to simplify the situation we will extend the ICC World Cup principle of all matches being ODIs to other tournaments where a number of the teams have ODI status and some not, this includes the Asia Cup and ICC World Cup Qualifiers.
