The Asia Cup 2025 is facing major uncertainty. The tournament, which was scheduled to be hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in September 2025, is now at risk of being cancelled due to ongoing developments.
If the Asia Cup is cancelled this year, it could result in significant financial losses for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB was expecting to receive ₹8.8 billion in revenue from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) during this financial year.
According to a source quoted by news agency PTI, the PCB has projected an income of approximately USD 25.9 million (around ₹7.7 billion) from the ICC in its budget. Additionally, the PCB expected to earn ₹1.16 billion from the Asia Cup and ₹77 million from other international cricket tournaments.
How Much Will PCB Lose if the Asia Cup 2025 is Cancelled?
If the Asia Cup doesn’t happen, the PCB stands to lose ₹1.16 billion, which could severely impact its economic condition. Uncertainty around the Asia Cup’s date and venue increased after both PCB and ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi did not attend the ICC meeting held in Singapore in person and joined online instead. Naqvi currently also serves as Pakistan’s Interior Minister. Although PCB CEO Syed Sulaiman Sumeer attended the meeting, he did not receive a positive response from representatives of BCCI, Sri Lanka Cricket, and the Afghanistan Cricket Board.
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Will Naqvi’s Stubbornness Backfire?
The cricket boards of India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Oman have clearly stated that they will not send their representatives to the ACC meeting scheduled for July 24 in Dhaka. ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi wants the meeting to take place in Dhaka, hoping to put indirect pressure on the BCCI. However, it’s hard to imagine an ACC meeting happening without BCCI’s presence, making Naqvi’s plan appear unlikely to succeed.
Discussions on the sidelines of the ICC meeting also suggest that the initial plan to host the Asia Cup 2025 in September is unlikely to be realised. Due to rising tensions between India and Pakistan after the recent Pahalgam terror attack, the idea of hosting the tournament in the UAE was being considered. But the latest developments have only deepened the uncertainty.
Meanwhile, the PCB has also projected an income of ₹2.5 billion from the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In total, PCB’s budget for the year 2025 stands at approximately ₹18.8 billion.