Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is making an attempt to persuade the Asian Cricket Council to let Pakistan host the 4 first-round video games or else they’d haven’t any possibility however to pull out of the continental physique. This comes after, PCB chairman Najam Sethi’s ‘Hybrid Model’ of Pakistan taking part in its dwelling video games other than India’s matches, in their very own nation, has been rejected by different member nations.
“Yes, Najam Sethi as part of the plan B of the hybrid model proposed by us for the Asia Cup has informed the ACC this week in Dubai that PCB would be satisfied hosting four games at home,” a dependable supply near the cricket board mentioned.
Sethi, in accordance with the supply, has proposed a Pakistan versus Nepal match and Afghanistan versus Bangladesh, Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka v Bangladesh matches in Pakistan. He had additionally conveyed to the ACC in Dubai that if even this plan B of the PCB was rejected by ACC members then Pakistan would neither play in the Asia Cup and likewise withdraw from the Asian Cricket Council.
The supply additionally added that Sethi had advised the ACC officers that PCB could be glad to play most of its remaining matches in Dubai and the match’s majority of video games could be held in Dubai together with the ultimate.
“The one challenge now facing the ACC and us as hosts are that Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India are insisting the event shouldn’t be held in UAE in September as the weather is very hot,” the supply mentioned.
The internet hosting rights of the 2023 Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in ODI format, are with the Pakistan Cricket Board however BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who can also be the ACC chairman, has made it clear that the Indian cricket staff won’t journey to Pakistan.
(Inputs from PTI)
