Pakistan to stage 2006 Asia Cup

Pakistan to stage 2006 Asia Cup

COLOMBO: Pakistan will host the next Asia Cup in 2006 but the final dates will be announced later, the Asian Cricket Council said on Sunday.

"The formal invitation to host the 2006 Asia Cup was given to Pakistan at the executive board meeting held here on Sunday and Pakistan has formally agreed to host the event," ACC chief executive Ashraful Huq told AFP.

Pakistan has never hosted the biennial event due to political tension with India.

The Pakistan Cricket Board would decide the dates of the 2006 event once India announced the schedule of the Champions Trophy which they are due to host the same year, he said.-AFP