At the Asia Cup, the India-Pakistan rivalry is front and center, with a reserve day set aside exclusively for their Super 4 match. Other teams protest, but the star-studded contest is crucial for $4 million in media rights. Competition loses to tradition.
It became evident why an extra day had been reserved for the India-Pakistan match but not the other games during the Asia Cup’s Super 4 round.
The coaches for Sri Lanka and Bangladesh disagreed with the choice to keep a reserve day for the match of the group 4 stage after the rain postponed the conclusion of the Asia Cup match between Pakistan and India. It was decided that the winner of the match between the two longtime rivals would receive 2 points if it was completed, while the other teams would each receive 1 point if their games were postponed due to inclement weather.
The Pak-India matches are the most crucial for the financial stability of the event because the majority of the Super 4 and traditional Rivalry is anticipated to be a potential final and there are numerous foreign T20 competitions with or without reserve days as typical rivals for broadcasters. For the Asia Cup rights, the network spent a total of 4 crore US dollars. All properties are inferior to competition.
The Asian Cricket Council ultimately concluded that playing the matches in Colombo was the best choice due to logistical restrictions and other considerations, including broadcasting, despite concerns about the weather there.
