| The Asia Cup Cricket Tournament is an international | | | | be three teams in each group and the top two |
| cricket event which was conceived in the year 1983 | | | | teams from each group will qualify for the second |
| along with the birth of the Asian Cricket Council in | | | | round. |
| the same year. Originally the ACC(Asian Cricket | | | | From the second round top two teams will contest |
| Council))was established as a measure to promote | | | | the final. Karachi will host 10 of the 13 matches, while |
| goodwill among the Asian nations. The original plan | | | | Lahore will host three and all matches will be |
| was to hold the tournament in every two years and | | | | day-night affairs, starting late in the afternoon about |
| the first tournament was held in 1984 in Sharjah, UAE | | | | 04:00 PM local time. As per a recent news article, |
| where the council's offices were based (until 1995). | | | | former Pakistani Cricket captain Wasim Akram was |
| ICC(International Cricket Council) has officially given | | | | saying India is the most favourite for the 2008 Asia |
| One Day International status to all the matches | | | | Cup Champion considering the current conditions of |
| played for the Asia Cup. | | | | arch-rival Pakistan team. He says "Though Karachi's |
| Till now Indian cricket team has won the Asia Cup | | | | hot weather will be an additional rival for the |
| the most times (4 times) and appeared in all the final | | | | participating teams in the Asia Cup, I see India as hot |
| matches apart from the 1986 and 2000 cup, during | | | | favourites for the event," the Dawn quoted Akram |
| which period India did not participated in the | | | | as saying. Till date India has performed very well in all |
| Tournament due to its bad relation with host nation | | | | the Asia Cup tournaments and has won the |
| Sri Lanka. Recently ACC has announced that the Asia | | | | Championship 4 times. |
| Cup Cricket tournament will be held biennially from | | | | Considering their current exposure to IPL matches |
| 2008 onwards. | | | | and the well praised performance in the ongoing |
| The ninth edition of the Asia Cup Cricket | | | | Bangladesh Tri-Series, they are certainly the favourite |
| Tournament will be held in Pakistan from 24th June | | | | for this edition of the championship also. However, |
| 2008 onwards and will continue till 6th July 2008.This | | | | tournament host & arch rival Pakistan and |
| would be the first time Pakistan would be hosting the | | | | mighty Srilanka wont let it happen without pain. Let |
| three-side tournament, including Bangladesh. In this | | | | us see who comes out as the Champion in the 9th |
| edition the participant nations are India, Pakistan, | | | | edition of 2008 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament! |
| Srilanka, UAE, Hong Kong and Bangladesh. There will | | | | |