Dhaka, July 10 -- The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday evening confirmed what Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly had announced on July 8, that the 2020 Asia Cup has been cancelled.

The ACC said that they are working towards securing June 2021 as a suitable window for the same.

"The Executive Board of the ACC has met on multiple occasions to evaluate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Asia Cup tournament scheduled in September 2020.

"From the onset the Board was keen on organising the tournament as per the original schedule. However, travel restrictions, country-specific quarantine requirements, fundamental health risks and social distancing mandates have posed as substantial challenges ...