03 January 2004	Saturday	10 Ziqa'ad 1424

NEW DELHI, Jan 2: The Asia Cup, the symbol of limited-overs cricket supremacy in the continent, is expected to be held in July after officials decided against clubbing it with India's upcoming tour of Pakistan.

The six-nation tournament was originally scheduled to be held in late April at the end of India's first Test series in Pakistan in almost 15 years. But the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) abandoned the idea when told by India it had a commitment to play a Test series in Bangladesh soon after the Pakistan tour.

ACC chief executive Ashraf-ul Haq said a July date was being considered for the tournament which features India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and two qualifiers, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong. -AFP