Pakistan to host Asia Cup for the first time
Pakistan will host the ninth Asia Cup, in March 2006, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman, Shaharyar Khan
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Pakistan will host their first Asia Cup one-day tournament in March 2006, according to Shaharyar Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
The decision was made at a meeting of the Asian Cricket Council in Dubai. Shaharyar told the Reuters news agency that Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India have all confirmed that they will participate, while qualifiers will also feature.
Pakistan has not hosted any of the previous editions of the tournament, which was first held in 1984. The last Asia Cup, the eighth of its kind, was held in Sri Lanka last year and six teams, including Hong Kong and UAE, took part. Sri Lanka dominated the tournament and overcame India in the final in Colombo.
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