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Following crunch talks in the United Arab Emirates, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Najam Sethi tells Alison Mitchell that there is still hope of holding the Asia Cup in Pakistan.

The location of the Asia Cup has been in doubt for some time. Pakistan are due to host the tournament in September, but last year the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Jay Shah said that it would need to be held in a neutral venue, stating \u201cwe can't go there and they can't come here.\u201d

Sethi says he has presented a hybrid model to Asian Cricket Council members, which guarantees that India would not need to play any matches in Pakistan with even the final being played in a neutral venue. Sethi says that if an agreement cannot be reached there is \u201ca very distinct possibility\u201d that Pakistan\u2019s government will prevent the national team from travelling to India for the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup in October.

Sethi, who is currently chairman on an interim basis, says he expects to continue in the role for a three-year term and one of his plans is to launch a women\u2019s league. He says he\u2019s already in the process of sanctioning almost one billion rupees for the development of women\u2019s cricket in Pakistan.

Also on Stumped, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta pay tribute to the careers of England\u2019s Katherine Sciver-Brunt and South Africa\u2019s Shabnim Ismail, as the fast bowlers both announced their retirement from international cricket.

Plus, we\u2019re re-joined by former cricket journalist Jenny Thompson, who is travelling around the world to experience women\u2019s cricket in as many different countries as she can. Since we last spoke with her in March, she has ticked off Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea and Papua New Guinea.