The 2018 Asia Cup is going to be held at United Arab Emirates, Asian Cricket Council and PCB chief Nazam Sethi confirmed today.

The tournament is likely to be played in September. Political situation have affected bilateral relations between India and Pakistan and that was the biggest factor cited for the change, ESPNCricinfo reported.

"The ACC deliberated on the matter and decided that this was the best way forward," Sethi said.

Asia Cup in 2016, hosted by Bangladesh was a T20I affair. The past 12 editions were all ODI tournaments. This will be the 14th edition of the tournament and will feature six teams. Full members Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan will play while the sixth team will be decided via a playoff that includes UAE, Hong Kong, Nepal, Oman and Papua New Guinea.