A passage is given with five blanks labelled (1)-(5). Below the passage, four options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

With the hunt to crown Asia’s best starting this Saturday, here’s a good time to check all the necessary information of the Asia Cup. Now, there’s no doubt that people living in South-East Asia are spread all over the world. There’s hardly a _____(1) in the world where India has played cricket recently and didn’t feel like it was their home ground. With that, it is pretty much established the kind of demand Asia Cup will have among people living in other countries. The tournament is ________(2) to begin on the 27th of August with Sri Lanka ______(3)  Afghanistan and it will be followed by India versus Pakistan match in Dubai. There’s a trend spotted in the last few years that _______(4) these two teams face each other, the number of viewers keeps on increasing. Something quite like this is ______(5) in the Asia Cup as well. After all, this is the main reason why broadcasters pay most of their money for!