The first Asia Cup was played in 1984 in the United Arab Emirates. The beginning of the Asia Cup is linked to India’s World Cup victory in 1983. Narendra Kumar Prasad Salve, who was the BCCI President from 1982 to 1985 and the then president of BCCI, was denied a few extra passes to the 1983 World Cup final by British authorities, and the angry Salve decided to host the next World Cup in India. The first step in this direction was the formation of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 1983. Check out the incidents that led to the Asia Cup from Yasser Usman in this special Asia Cup history video on Cricketnmore.com
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00:00 And now the story of the Asia Cup, which every cricket fan should know.
00:11 How did the Asia Cup start?
00:14 It's a very interesting story.
00:16 So if I say that the English cricket was in the hands of the English to start the Asia Cup,
00:22 you will be surprised.
00:23 Because England is neither counted in Asia, nor did the English cricket players ever take
00:28 any interest in the Asia Cup.
00:30 But they did something that caused the Asia Cup to fail.
00:36 The matter was related to free passes, which we always wanted.
00:41 Anyway, let's go to the whole story.
00:42 So the story begins in 1983, when what happened in the world of cricket,
00:47 which no one expected.
00:49 In the Lords Cricket Ground, in the World Cup Final,
00:53 the mighty West Indies faced Team India, which until the last two World Cups,
00:59 everyone considered a stupid team, a new-found team.
01:03 That Team India was in the World Cup Final.
01:05 And to see this World Cup Final, the Indian Cricket Board,
01:09 the Chief of DCCI, NKP Salve, came to England.
01:14 NKP Salve was a member of Parliament at that time.
01:17 He asked the officials of the British Cricket Board for two passes for his two acquaintances.
01:24 But the officials of the British Cricket Board refused.
01:27 And the ICC also refused to give him the pass.
01:31 That is, the Chief of DCCI could not arrange two extra passes for himself.
01:38 This was the respect of India at the International Cricket Stage at that time.
01:44 That day Salve did not create a scene, but this time he was shocked.
01:49 It was not just about two passes.
01:52 It was about the rights of the British Cricket Board, which had been ignored.
01:58 Now, at that time, there was no social media to tweet and vent.
02:03 Angry Salve decided that the World Cup for which the British Cricket Board was showing so much attitude,
02:11 was to be snatched from them.
02:14 England was the power center of cricket at that time.
02:16 All three World Cups had been played in England.
02:19 And the common thought was that the World Cup could not be held outside England.
02:24 But today everyone knows that the next World Cup was snatched from England.
02:29 Where was this World Cup held?
02:31 In India and Pakistan.
02:34 And this was possible due to the unity of Asian cricket countries.
02:38 The vote in the ICC was 37, 8 of the 10 countries, 2 and 21 of the 21 associates.
02:45 And the Asian Cricket Council was created to bring this unity of votes.
02:49 And the symbol of this unity was Asia.
02:53 India won the World Cup on June 25, 1983.
02:56 And from that day Salve started making his plan.
02:59 On the next day of the final, that is, on June 26, his brothers gave him lunch in the team's honor.
03:04 And Salve also called Pakistan cricket's Chief Air Marshal Noor Khan.
03:09 In Asian unity, the second largest team, Pakistan's support was very important.
03:14 At the same time, Salve prepared Noor Khan that together we will snatch the World Cup from England.
03:19 And from here, the unity began on the cricket stage.
03:22 India and Pakistan alone could not do this.
03:25 And slowly, the process of uniting other Asian countries began.
03:31 And with the efforts of both, Asian countries also joined this campaign one after the other.
03:37 The third-tenth country of Asia, Sri Lanka's Gamini Dasnaike, was also ready.
03:41 On the condition that Sri Lanka will not spend any money.
03:44 And in the same year, that is, in 1983, a meeting was held in Lahore, where everyone was gathered.
03:51 And it was decided that the Asia Cup would be played.
03:54 But none of the boards had the money to arrange the Asia Cup.
04:00 Anyway, the next meeting was held in Delhi.
04:03 And in this, the ICC's associate member countries were also invited.
04:09 And one of them was a person whose name was Sheikh Bukhali.
04:14 Until then, the Emirates Cricket Board was not formed and the UAE was not even part of the newly formed council.
04:20 He was called for a special purpose.
04:22 He was already organizing unofficial matches of India-Pakistan in Sharjah.
04:27 And he was pouring his petrol dollars on the teams.
04:30 And even now, Mr. Bukhatir had to do the same.
04:33 That is, the arrangement of matches.
04:35 And for this, he was being served in a plate.
04:39 Official cricket match.
04:41 So this is how the first Asia Cup in Sharjah was played in 1984.
04:47 Which was organized by the person whose own team was not even playing in that tournament.
04:53 And this is how international cricket started in Sharjah.
04:58 So this is how the Asian Cricket Council was formed to answer England.
05:03 Just think, if that day, the English Cricket Board officials had given those two extra passes to Salve sir,
05:11 then perhaps today would not have been the Asia Cup.
05:13 But history is made in this way.
05:17 And we will come back with such more interesting stories.
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