The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) have come in for sharp criticism from Sarfraz Ahmed and Mashrafe Mortaza, the Pakistan and Bangladesh captains respectively, for what appears to be a late change to the Asia Cup playing conditions, some of which appear to favour India.
The issue is this: The schedule for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup has been given a late tweak, allowing India to play all their matches in the second round in Dubai, while Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, the other teams in the fray, will have to play some games in Dubai and some in Abu Dhabi.
The players will soldier on, of course. The Thursday fixture between Afghanistan and Bangladesh is now a dead rubber, with nothing at stake for either team. After that, whether some of the teams like it or not, the Super Four action will begin, with India in Dubai and the other three teams doing the Dubai-Abu Dhabi route a bit too often for their liking.
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