The dates of the Asia Cup are eventually out. In a media release on Thursday, the Asian Cricket Council ACC blazoned that Asia Cup 2023 will be played from August 31 to September 17. Asia Cup 2023 to be held in Pakistan, Sri Lanka in cold-blooded model from August 31 to September 17" The event will be hosted in a mongrel model with four matches being held in Pakistan, and the remaining nine matches being played in Sri Lanka," the release said. The event will feature India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal across 13 ODIs. " We look forward to drinking suckers from around the world to witness this festivity of justice at its finest," the ACC added in the statement. India had ruled out travelling to Pakistan for the event because of the estranged political relations between the neighbours who play each other only inmulti-teamtournaments.The 2023 edition will feature two groups, with two brigades from each group qualifying for the Super Four stage. The top two brigades from the Super Four stage will also face off in thefinal.In reply, Pakistan had hovered to swap the ODI World Cup in India if they were made to carry the entire Asia Cup in another country. India, Pakistan and Nepal have been assimilated in one group while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan form the other group. The megacity of Lahore will host matches in Pakistan while the games to be played in Sri Lanka will be held in Kandy andPallekele.The blessing of the Asia Cup's schedule also means that Pakistan will travel to India for the ODI World Cup in October- November. Thearch-rivals are anticipated to face off at the world's largest justice colosseum in Ahmedabad on October 15. Now that the Asia Cup dates and venues have been blazoned, the schedule of the ODI World Cup in India will be made public soon. It's understood that formerly ICC CEO Geoff Allardice and president Greg Barclay visited Karachi to meet PCB president Najam Sethi last month, it was decided that Pakistan will not set any conditions for contending in the World Cup, handed four Asia Cup games are held in the country as they've the hosting rights. Playing a event without Pakistan would have meant that the broadcasters would be giving ACC just half the quantum committed for the event because of two assured India- Pakistan games and may be a chance of a third, if the two brigades reach the final. " I'm enraptured that our mongrel interpretation for the ACC Asia Cup 2023 has been accepted. This means the PCB will remain as the event host and stage matches in Pakistan with Sri Lanka as the neutral venue, which was needed due to the Indian justice platoon's incapability to travel to Pakistan," said PCB principal Najam Sethi. " Our passionate suckers would have loved to see the India justice platoon in action in Pakistan for the first time in 15 times, but we understand the BCCI's position. Like the PCB, the BCCI also requires government blessing and concurrence before crossing borders,"