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Asian Cricket Council meeting postponed because of coronavirus alert

The ICC meeting has been scheduled towards the end of this month

Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI president, spent some time at the Eden on Sunday, watching the Bengal-Karnataka Ranji Trophy semi-final. He looked quite impressed with the performance of the Bengal boys. However, he didn’t wish to speak on the game. “Wait till it gets over,” he said Picture by Santosh Ghosh

A Staff Reporter
Calcutta | Published 01.03.20, 09:58 PM

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting that was scheduled to be held in Dubai on Tuesday has been postponed because of a coronavirus alert.

The coronavirus has cast a dark shadow over the Middle East.

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“The meeting will not be held now because of a coronavirus alert. It will be held tentatively in the third week of this month, prior to the ICC board and chief executives’ committee meeting,” said a source on Sunday.

The ICC meeting has been scheduled towards the end of this month.

President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah were supposed to represent the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at the ACC meeting, where venue for this year’s Asia Cup was high on the agenda.

The source added that if required, the ACC meeting could be held outside Dubai.

“If such a situation arises, the meeting could be held in India too. We have to be keep track of the situation,” he said.

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