Aaj TV English News - Sports https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:04:30 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:04:30 +0500 60 ACC’s Jay Shah to keep holding matches in Colombo despite rainy weather https://english.aaj.tv/news/30332691/accs-jay-shah-to-keep-holding-matches-in-colombo-despite-rainy-weather <p><strong>The Pakistan Cricket Board has registered a protest over Asian Cricket Council President Jay Shah’s unilateral decision to hold Asia Cup matches in Colombo, sources said.</strong></p> <p>The PCB has called for convening a meeting of the ACC to protest against such a decision without consulting it.</p> <p>Sources said that all members of the ACC unanimously agreed on changing the venue to Hambantota, but Shah informed the PCB through an email that matches would not be shifted to another venue and would be played in Colombo.</p> <p>Sources had told Aaj News that the ACC was considering <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30332640/rain-prompts-management-to-change-asia-cup-venues-sources">moving Asia Cup games</a> in the Super Four round away from the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo to Hambantota.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30332439" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The reports came after PCB Chief <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30332562/asia-cup-pcb-chief-proposes-holding-remaining-matches-in-pakistan-or-uae">Zaka Ashraf</a> in a telephonic conversation with the Board of Control for Cricket in India Secretary Jay Shah discussed rain-affected India-Pakistan and proposed that a decision should be taken accordingly to hold the matches in Pakistan or UAE.</p> The Pakistan Cricket Board has registered a protest over Asian Cricket Council President Jay Shah’s unilateral decision to hold Asia Cup matches in Colombo, sources said.

The PCB has called for convening a meeting of the ACC to protest against such a decision without consulting it.

Sources said that all members of the ACC unanimously agreed on changing the venue to Hambantota, but Shah informed the PCB through an email that matches would not be shifted to another venue and would be played in Colombo.

Sources had told Aaj News that the ACC was considering moving Asia Cup games in the Super Four round away from the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo to Hambantota.

The reports came after PCB Chief Zaka Ashraf in a telephonic conversation with the Board of Control for Cricket in India Secretary Jay Shah discussed rain-affected India-Pakistan and proposed that a decision should be taken accordingly to hold the matches in Pakistan or UAE.

]]> Sports https://english.aaj.tv/news/30332691 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:39:10 +0500 none@none.com (Aqeel Ahmed) BCCI Secretary Jay Shah speaks with the media during the inauguration ceremony of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) Indoor Academy in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India December 10, 2020. Picture taken December 10, 2020. REUTERS