In the midst of the continued dispute between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) relating to the Asia Cup, PCB chairman Najam Sethi has responded to the Indian cricket board forward of the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Sethi, a former journalist turned cricket administrator, has warned that India’s choice to not journey to Pakistan could have penalties, as additionally they maintain the internet hosting rights for the 2025 Champions Trophy. He has additionally questioned the BCCI’s motives, notably in mild of reviews that Ahmedabad might host the Indo-Pak sport.
Given the safety issues, Sethi is now calling for Pakistan’s World Cup fixtures to be relocated from India.
“When I heard that the Pakistan match was to be in Ahmedabad, I smiled and said to myself – ‘this is one way to make sure we don’t come to India’. I mean if you’d said Chennai or Kolkata, it might have made sense,” Najam Sethi stated.
The 74-year-old expressed that within the occasion that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), who additionally holds the internet hosting rights for the 2023 Asia Cup, is compelled to implement a hybrid mannequin to permit India to play outdoors of Pakistan, then equity ought to be upheld.
“If India now needs to have a impartial venue and accepts the hybrid mannequin, then we’ll use the identical hybrid mannequin within the World Cup. Pakistan can play its World Cup matches in Dhaka or another venue to which India agrees, and equally within the Champions Trophy,” he added.
According to Najam Sethi, a choice has not but been made relating to the venue for the 2023 Asia Cup. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has but to find out whether or not the hybrid mannequin might be accepted. Originally, the event was set to happen in Pakistan, however India has refused to journey to their neighboring nation attributable to political tensions between the 2 international locations. As a outcome, Sri Lanka and the UAE have emerged as potential hosts for the Asia Cup. However, the ACC has not but made a ultimate choice on the matter.
According to the hybrid mannequin, all 4 remaining international locations, apart from India, should play at the very least one sport in Pakistan earlier than transferring to a secondary venue for the remaining seven video games of the continental event.
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