The PCB supremo stated that Bangladesh has been awarded the tournament on the basis of rotation. ``Pakistan will stage the event when it will be its turn.''

According to rota-basis, Pakistan's turn will now come in 2003 as 2001 is the turn of India. Pakistan, one of the founder members of the ACC, was to host the event in 1993 but the tournament was cancelled because the then authorities feared huge revenue losses after India had withdrawn in protest after Pakistan had called off its two previous visits across the border. Bangladesh staged the event in 1988 which was won by India.

Majid Khan stated that various things were to be finalised including the number of competing teams as well as the itinerary. ``Those will be decided in the annual ACC meeting.''

With Bangladesh already been awarded one-day status, it is likely that in 1999, five teams will take part with the fifth being the winner of the ACC Trophy. Currently, Bangladesh are the ACC champions and it is on this basis that they appeared in Colombo last month. Bangladesh, in June, also clinched the ICC Trophy to qualify for the 1999 World Cup.