The controversy over internet hosting rights of Asia Cup 2023 doesn’t appear to be ending quickly. After Pakistan have been named because the hosts for the event by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), BCCI secretary Jay Shah, a couple of months later, had mentioned that India is not going to journey to Pakistan to play within the event and {that a} impartial venue can be determined. The irony is that Shah can also be the ACC president. But additionally it is true that he made the above assertion because the BCCI consultant, whereas chatting with India media. The then Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Ramiz Raja had replied to this stance from BCCI with a strongly-worded press launch by which they warned the Indian cricket board and International Cricket Council (ICC) that if India refused to journey to Pakistan for Asia Cup, they’d not journey to India for the ODI World Cup.
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ACC met per week again to debate many issues associated however the determination over the internet hosting rights was not taken. The Asia Cup internet hosting rights is the brand new bone of rivalry between the 2 cricket boards. BCCI’s stance stays the identical: that with out the permission of the federal government, going to Pakistan is just not doable.
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has put out his ideas on the matter now. He mentioned that matter must be taken to ICC earlier than admitting that even the worldwide physique can’t do something in opposition to BCCI. Afridi feels India are daring to do all this stuff earlier than of their muscle energy in world cricket.
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“If anyone is unable to stand on his own feet and then the decision to make such strong calls is not easy. They have to look at plenty of things. India agar aankhe dikha raha hain (If India is showing you their eyes), or taking such strong stance, then they have made themselves that strong, hence they are being able to talk like this, otherwise, they wouldn’t have the courage. At the end it’s making yourself strong and then take decisions,” mentioned Afridi on Samaa TV.
“I have no idea, will India visit Pakistan for the Asia Cup? Will we boycott the ODI World Cup in India? But we need to take a stand at some point or the other. In this case ICC’s role becomes crucial, they should come forward, but let me say it even ICC won’t be able to do anything in front of BCCI,” Afridi added.
