Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi has said that if Pakistan loses the right to host the Asia Cup, it may boycott the World Cup in India this year.
According to the foreign news agency “Reuters”, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not yet given an official response to the offer, but Najam Sethi says that India wants the entire tournament to be held outside Pakistan. be
Najam Sethi said that this year’s 50-over World Cup in India as well as the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan could also have a serious impact.
He said that we want impartial conduct of all matches, BCCI should take a good and rational decision so that we do not face any problem in moving forward.
Najam Sethi said that India should not move towards a situation where we boycott the Asia Cup and the World Cup and then India boycotts the Champions Trophy.
He said it would cause a lot of confusion, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh also coming out against playing in the UAE, fueling speculation in the local media that the Asian Cricket Council was considering moving the entire tournament out of Pakistan. can consider
The Chairman of the Management Committee said that shifting the Asia Cup from Pakistan was not acceptable and reiterated that Pakistan would boycott the World Cup if it took place and there was a real possibility of that.
He added that if India agreed to a hybrid model for the Asia Cup, Pakistan would expect reciprocal terms for its team at the World Cup in October and November.
He said that we also have security concerns for our team in India, so let Pakistan also play its matches in Dhaka, Mirpur, United Arab Emirates or Sri Lanka.
Najam Sethi added that this is the only solution to move forward until India agrees to play bilaterally with Pakistan, in Pakistan and outside Pakistan.
However, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah could not be immediately contacted for his position, but neither the Indian Board nor the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said anything to move the World Cup matches to India. Considering moving.
PCB’s management committee chairman said that Pakistan is the top country in cricket which should not be ignored and they have to talk to the ICC on issues related to the Asia Cup.
He said that ICC should move forward but I think India will not want ICC to move forward especially during the Asia Cup. However, the ICC could not be contacted for a comment.
Najam Sethi said that we have worked hard to bring international cricket to Pakistan, every major country has visited Pakistan in the last few years, all those countries have visited who have also appreciated the security arrangements and now. Security is no longer an issue.
Referring to the hype surrounding any India-Pakistan meeting, he blamed the BCCI’s failure to turn the stalemate into cricket’s biggest rivalry.
Najam Sethi said that Pakistan-India game is the biggest game in the region which is bigger than Australia-England, India-Australia, how can we jeopardize this game because of some stubbornness.
He said that Indian kabaddi, baseball and other teams have visited Pakistan, so what happened now, why the Indian cricket team cannot come to Pakistan.
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2024-07-23 08:44:03
