Asia Cup 2020 hosts announced, Pant's sledging questioned and more - Cricket News Today, 13th December 2018

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Introduction aside, let's delve right into the news. It's just a day to go for the India-Australia Test in Perth, team combinations, pitch conditions and more are being discussed in detail by pundits and fans alike.

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Here are some of the headlines from the world of cricket:

#1 Asia Cup 2020 to be hosted by PCB

India won the 2018 Asia Cup

The Asian Cricket Council has announced that the 2020 Asia Cup will be hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The games will be played in the T20 format, but it is still unclear whether the venue will be Pakistan or UAE.

It has to be noted that Pakistan has been shunned from hosting international games ever since the attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009. Since then, they have sparingly played any international games there, with UAE serving as their adopted home ground.

Owing to the 2020 T20 World Cup, which follows the Asia Cup within a month's gap, the games will be in the T20 format, just like the 2016 edition.

#2 Gavaskar unhappy with sledger Pant

21-year-old Rishabh Pant, who created a world record for dismissals in the Adelaide Test (and showcased his sledging talents to all), has been told to 'zip it up' by Sunil Gavaskar. Unhappy with the wicketkeeper's chatty demeanour behind the stumps, Gavaskar stated that while Pant did not cross a line, he was unhappy with the taunts at pacer Pat Cummins' batting.

“I totally understand encouraging your own team but to say something like, ‘come on Pat’ and all that, I don’t agree with. You shouldn’t be saying anything to the opposition. If you want, you can talk to your team," Gavaskar told Sony Six.

“But directly saying something to a fast bowler... if the next pitch at Perth is quick, I am sure Cummins is not going to forget that. So far it hasn’t gone beyond (the line), but at times you tend to get carried away.”

#3 CA slammed for Perth Stadium controversy

It's just a day to go for the Optus Stadium to make its debut, but a controversial decision has come back to bite Cricket Australia ahead of the opening day.

CA decided to close the shaded seats in the top-tier of the stadium, which has led to fans and officials questioning whether the board considers 'profit' over 'public health'.

More than 20,000 spectators are expected to assemble for the opening day, but seats in the ground's top-tier, which is shaded from the sun, have been sealed. Viewers have been told to occupy the uncovered bottom-tier seats.

Mind you, Australia is in the southern hemisphere (it's summer there), and the temperature's a scorching 38'C.

“I don’t know the reason, I’ve been told it might be because it looks better on TV. But look — 38'C, it seems sensible to let people sit in the shade when there are all-shaded areas there. I would encourage Cricket Australia just to allow people to do that,” Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said, according to Indian Express.

Cancer Council WA SunSmart manager Mark Strickland claims that Perth has some of the strongest UV radiations in the world.