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Pakistan optimistic about hosting India in 2023 Asia Cup: Ehsan Mani | Cricket News – Times of India

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KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani is optimistic about hosting India in the Asia Cup in 2023 and hopes the political relations between the two neighbouring countries would improve by then.
Mani informed that Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup in 2022, ruling out any chances of the continental event being staged this year in June.
“In 2022 Sri Lanka will have it (Asia Cup) and in 2023 Pakistan will be hosting the regional event. I am optimistic that by time the political relations between the two countries would have improved and this would pave the way for the Indian team to come to Pakistan,” Mani said.
“In recent days there has been some positive signs through backdoor channels and hopefully the ice will melt in the relations,” he told the ‘Jang’ newspaper in an interview on Wednesday.
Mani said if the Indian team visits its neighbours, it will be a “big breakthrough” for Pakistan cricket.
Mani further said that the Asia Cup 2021 is unlikely to be held as Pakistan doesn’t have the time for it due to PSL 6 matches and India will also be busy with the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand.
“Their is no question of the Asia Cup being held this year as we are very busy and don’t have time to spare this year.”
“There was a small window in June in which we are going to play the rest of the Pakistan Super League matches,” Mani said.
“The Indian team will play the final of the Test Championship against New Zealand. They have to go to England two weeks ago and stay in quarantine so the Indian team is also busy,” he added.
Mani said he hasn’t officially received any information on the reports of India sending its ‘B’ team for the Asia Cup.
“We have also heard about the Indian board wanting to send a B team to Asia Cup but no one has spoken about it to us.”
Mani said the revenue earned from the Asia Cup will be spend on promoting cricket in associate countries.
He said the Asian Cricket Council is guaranteed a proper income from the tournament only if all the teams take part in the regional competition.
Mani also disclosed that the ICC had assured the PCB about Pakistan’s participation in the World T20 this year in India.

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On this day in 2012, Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international ton | Cricket News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar scripted history on this day in 2012 when he scored his 100th international century while playing in the Asia Cup for India.
It was Tendulkar’s 49th and final century in ODI cricket and, interestingly, only his first against Bangladesh in the format.
Tendulkar was 38 years old at the time and he had to wait for over a year between his 99th and 100th international ton. His 99th century came against South Africa in Nagpur in the 2011 World Cup.

But Tendulkar’s 100th ton went in vain as India went on to lose the match against Bangladesh by five wickets in Dhaka.
Tendulkar scored 114 runs off 147 balls with 12 fours and one six, helping India to 289/5.
Bangladesh chased down the target with four balls to spare, with Shakib Al Hasan‘s 49 in 31 balls helping them reach 293/5. Opener Tamim Iqbal (70), Jahurul Islam (53) and Nasir Hossain (54) all scored half-centuries. India were knocked out in the group stage. Bangladesh reached the final where they lost to Pakistan by two runs.
“I can’t think of anything at this stage, it has been a tough phase for me,” Tendulkar said after his innings.

“I started off the season well but was luckless. It does not matter how many hundreds you score, you still have to grind it out.”
His last match in ODI cricket also came in the Asia Cup. Interestingly, it was against Pakistan, which was also the team Tendulkar faced in his first ODI in December 1989. Tendulkar scored 52 in that match but it is better known for Virat Kohli‘s 183 off 148 balls, which remains the current Indian captain’s highest score in ODIs.
Kohli’s astonishing knock helped India chase down a target of 330 with six wickets and more than two overs remaining.

Tendulkar, meanwhile, announced his retirement from ODIs in December that year having scored a whopping 18,426 runs at an average of 44.83 in 463 matches. He went on to retire from Tests, and thus international cricket, in 2013 with 15,921 runs at an average of 53.78 in 200 matches.
He has scored 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries in his illustrious Test career.
The former India captain remains the only batsman with 100 international tons with former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting second on the list with 71.
Kohli follows closely behind on 70 international centuries.
All pics credit: AFP via Getty Images

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