Fil image of Pakistan cricket gamers strolling off the sector throughout an ODI. The nation doesn’t need to play its ODI World Cup matches in India this yr.
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Pakistan threatened to not participate in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled to be held in India later this yr if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wouldn’t enable the Men in Blue to take part in Asia Cup 2023, as per a supply.
Pakistan wants to play their World Cup matches in Bangladesh or Sri Lanka, in accordance to a supply.
The World Cup 2023 is slated to happen in October-November this yr. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is but to announce the detailed schedule.
A PCB supply instructed ANI, “Yes we are thinking that we will not travel to India for World Cup matches if BCCI didn’t send their team to Pakistan for Asia Cup. We want Sri Lanka or Bangladesh to host our matches, we want to play there not in India.”
A number of days in the past, information got here by way of a supply that India will play their Asia Cup matches at a impartial venue and won’t go to Pakistan. If India reaches the ultimate with Pakistan, that will additionally happen at a impartial venue.
It was additionally reported earlier that the Pakistan workforce may play its ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches in Bangladesh as an alternative of India, which is the unique host of the event, ESPNCricinfo reported.
Discussions have taken place that would see Pakistan shifting their video games to a impartial venue and Bangladesh has been proposed because the venue due to its shut proximity to India.
A hybrid mannequin for this yr’s Asia Cup is being checked out as an answer. The concept got here on the sidelines of board conferences in Dubai. India’s presence in Asia Cup and Pakistan’s participation in the 50-over World Cup coming later was on the agenda of members from the 2 Boards.
Though it has solely been talked about as an choice and no formal discussions have taken place on the topic, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has identified that India not collaborating in Asia Cup has a possible affect on ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will even be held in Pakistan.
The six-nation Asia Cup, which will probably be performed in a 50-over format in the primary a part of September this yr, has grouped India and Pakistan along with a qualifier. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are a part of the opposite group.
Last October, the PCB was caught off guard by Jay Shah, who acknowledged that the 2023 Asia Cup could be held in a “neutral” venue. The PCB, underneath the then chairman Ramiz Raja, promptly responded that Pakistan will withdraw from the competitors if it was taken exterior of the nation.
Last yr, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairperson Jay Shah had acknowledged that India won’t journey to Pakistan for Asia Cup due to safety causes and the event will probably be performed at some impartial venue, which is to be determined in the second spherical of the Executive Board assembly of ACC members. (ANI)
