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India and Pakistan will clash in Asia Cup (photo Alex Davidson-ICC / ICC via Getti Images)
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Cricket could be a strange British bat and the ball, but his heart hearts these days is very rooted in South Asia, where five of the 12 most powerful nations live. There is a little surprise that is a very lucrative bienna Asian Cup is basically just Continental Championship of Note.
But, in reality, Asia Cup – leading a body cricket – would not be financially viable if not for money competing in India and Pakistan, which are usually grouped together at the last tournament of 9. September in the United Arab Emirates.
India and Pakistan, a rare cricket competition due to the tense geopolitics, will play each other 14. September in Dubai and there is also a prominent possibility of another competition 21. years.
Another could also eventuate whether the rivals are final, basically translating into a series with three games between teams that have not played bilateral series of equations for more than a decade due to the political situation.
There are many interests when India and Pakistan introduced (Photo Fadel Senna / AFP via Getty Images)
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In order to thirst in matches between these countries, tickets almost exhausted for the match 14. September and are significantly more expensive than others.
Tournament tickets are together, with general transitional passages for three games – including India and Pakistan 14. September – for sale for $ 134.60.
The most general entry cards are sold out, but there are premium tickets for sale for $ 283.38 for a three game package. Pass catering for India-Pakistani Game brings almost $ 1,000, while private boxes for four people sell more than $ 9,000.
In contrast, there are maps starting $ 15 for a match between Sri Lanka and Hong Kong 15. September, and the most expensive is $ 1813.64 for a private box of four.
Opening in India according to the UAE host is also a modest price with tickets starting from $ 21.25. The stepping rise in India-Pakistan’s match brought critics to mark it as a price.
But these games are basically a broadcast basis for Asia Cup, in turn bankruptcy acces, its paths and less Asian nations rely on funding. Founded in 1983. year, the goal of the ACC was to develop and promote cricket in Asia while encouraging better relations with members.
“The whole monetization of the show is based on this match between India and Pakistan,” the former head of advertising and events Prabhakaran Thanranj 2022. Years.
“Men’s Asia Cup is where almost all funds come for an acc. Monotrision will help return funds to cricket.”
This edition of the Asian Cup was to be played in India, but in a affected In front of the champion trophy at the beginning of this year, Games India and Pakistan are played in a neutral place under a three-year arrangement.
As I have applied In June, eight team tournament – with five full members and three associates – will be played in the UAE, after Sri Lanka, is learned.
Not far from the ICC headquarters, Main Magala Dubai continuously stepped up as a neutral terrain, but the match was that the empty seats were matched in the middle of heat, creating a feeling of uncomfortable.
India and Pakistan fans in force are in force when their teams meet (photo Fadel Senna / AFP via Getty Images)
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The tournament, which changes between 20 and 50 via the format, was in a difficult doubt after the gun massacre was pushed by nuclear armed rivals India and Pakistan at the Ivik of war in Kashmir.
Cricket, obviously is the most popular sport in both countries, then used as a political football. Politics and cricket are deeply intertwined with the chairman of Mohsin Nakva, which also doubles as the head of Pakistan Carts, which is the Minister of the Earth’s Interior.
While the new international chair of the Council of Cricket Jai Shahwhich was previously at the head of the administrative body of India, the son of India is the Minister of the Interior of Amit Shah.
Tensions are obvious, and the frosty relations between countries are constantly nasty administrators.
“There are some people with strong nationalist attitudes in the positions of government that drives politics,” a senior cricket administrator told me during the Annual ICC meeting in Singapore.
“Tensions are not lowered and other asian (full members) countries also suck and become a geo-policy game.
“There are many records and a question that will not end.”
It is a blur and thorns situation, but – at least three hours 14. September and will probably be in the field of cricket, where another warming of cricket rivalry will be written.
