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The second Afro-Asian Cup to be held in India has been saved from being cancelled. Nimbus which holds the rights for telecasting the events has pulled out from its agreement with the Asia Cricket Council. No reasons have been told by Nimbus for the pull out but what is good news for cricket lovers is that the tournament will be covered by ESPN Star Sports. Nimbus decision is mostly because of the withdrawal of several star players from the Asian team including Sachin Tendulkar.
The second Afro-Asian Cup will be consisting of three official One Dayers along with a Twenty20 International. The first ODI is on the 6th at Bangalore while the second and third are on the 9th and 10th at Chennai. The Asian Squad is led by Mahela Jayawardene and the African team is led by Graeme Smith.