The Asia Cup is going to start from August 30 on the soil of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. But the clouds of crisis have started hovering over the Asia Cup. A new variant of the corona virus has become the reason for the crisis looming over the Asia Cup. Just before the start of the Asia Cup, the host Sri Lankan team has come under the grip of Corona virus. The corona virus report of two players of the Sri Lankan cricket team has come positive. Sri Lankan player Avishka Fernando and wicketkeeper Kusala Perera corona virus Test positive has come. The situation is not clear on whether these players will be part of the team for the Asia Cup.
The Sri Lankan team has suffered a big setback even before this. Sri Lanka’s star all-rounder Hasaranga is almost certain to be out of the Asia Cup. Hasaranga was injured during the recently played Lanka Premier League. However, despite the injury, Hasaranga continued to play and performed brilliantly. Apart from taking the most wickets in this tournament, Hasaranga also became the highest run-scorer. But now Hasaranga’s injury has become serious. Information about Hasaranga’s exit from the tournament can be found in a day or two.
Sri Lanka also got the right to host at the last moment. Pakistan had the right to host the Asia Cup this year. But India refused to send a team to Pakistan due to security reasons. After this, the dispute regarding hosting continued for a long time. However, Sri Lanka was later given the hosting rights along with Pakistan. Five matches of the tournament will be played in Pakistan, while the remaining matches are to be held in Sri Lanka. Team India will not play a single match on Pakistan’s soil. The final match is also to be played in Sri Lanka only.