‘Pakistan are playing their…’, Salman Butt on Asia Cup schedule

On Wednesday, the schedule for Asia Cup was announced with Pakistan and Sri Lanka jointly hosting the edition for a first in tournament’s history. While India play all of their matches in Sri Lanka, Pakistan will meet Nepal and one of the qualifiers in the Super Fours on their home soil.

The shaping of Pakistan’s schedule didn’t sit well with the side’s Ex-captain Salman Butt –

He said – “It’s a very strange schedule. Pakistan are playing their first match in Pakistan, then they will travel to Sri Lanka for the second match. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will play their first match in their home, and when they have to travel to Pakistan for the second game, they have a 4-5 days gap.”

Butt further added – “Pakistan, who are originally the host nation, have only got two days gap. We never cared about our players.”

The blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan takes place in Kandy, with both teams drawn in Group A. However, while Rohit Sharma’s men will play all of their matches in Sri Lanka, Pakistan opening match of Group A takes place in Lahore before they travel to the island nation for the India clash.

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