Next edition of Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan

The next edition of the Asia Cup will be held in Pakistan next year though the specific month will be decided after ascertaining the international calendar of the participating countries.

"Pakistan will host the next Asia Cup but the fixtures will be announced later", Jagmohan Dalmiya, chairman of the Asian Cricket Foundation (ACF), which implements the Asian Cricket Council's programmes, told a press conference in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Releasing the ACC's fixtures for senior and junior tournaments, Dalmiya said that the fixtures were finalised after discussions with the representatives of all the four Test playing nations at the recent Lahore conclave.

Dalmiya said that the second edition of the Asian Test Championship would be held during the period September to February 2002 with Dhaka's national stadium again hosting the final.

Dalmiya also released the fixtures of the ACC's under-19, under-17 and under-15 tournaments. The ACC has decided to hold at least two junior tournaments every year.

Singapore has been selected as the venue for the ACC Trophy in the year 2002 while either Malaysia or Hong Kong will host the ACC trophy tournament in the year 2004.

The following is the schedule for junior tournaments :
2001 U-19 Asia Cup (Nepal, Oct 8-17);
2002 U-15 Asia Cup (UAE);
2002 ACC Trophy (Singapore);
2003 U-17 Asia Cup (India);
2003 U-19 Asia Cup (Malaysia);
2004 U-15 Asia Cup (Hong Kong);
2004 ACC Trophy (Malaysia/Hong Kong);
2005 U-17 Asia Cup (Sri Lanka);
2005 U-19 Asia Cup (UAE).