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Pakistan beat Nepal in their very first match of Asia Cup 2023© AFP
Pakistan Cricket Board is dealing with strong criticism from fans and a couple of previous gamers over the omission of nation’s name on the main Asia Cup logo design on taking part groups’ jerseys. Former captain Rashid Latif was amongst those who blasted the board right after the Pakistan group took the field versus Nepal in the opening match of the Asia Cup in Multan on Wednesday. Asia Cup is collectively staged by Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the previous is the host of the competition. “This is undesirable and it is the Asian Cricket Council which need to discuss this oversight given that the Asia Cup is their home,” he stated. Because the shade and cry, PCB unofficially has actually attempted to soft-pedal the scenario by stating that the ACC had actually taken a choice after in 2015’s Asia Cup that the host nation’s name would not be provided with the Asia Cup logo design in future occasions.
The majority of Pakistani cricket fans on social media are not prepared to accept this description. Some have actually even questioned that even if the ACC had actually taken such a choice, why did the PCB accept it given that Pakistan was hosting a multi-team occasion after 15-years.
“Makes no sense at all. Why has actually the ACC offered the host nation’s name on the logo designs for their Asian Emerging Nations Cup or their Asian under-16 occasion held in July in Malaysia,” previous Test batsman Mohsin Khan questioned.
Mohsin Khan stated the ACC ought to clear the confusion.
Another previous gamer who didn’t wish to be called thinks that Jay Shah, the President of the ACC and secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), was the factor for Pakistan not being acknowledged as the host country on the main logo design.
“Given the present situation in between the 2 nations possibly the BCCI authorities felt it would be awkward for the Indian group gamers to use packages with the name of Pakistan on the main Asia Cup logo design,” he stated.
Rashid Latif didn’t eliminate this possibility and stated what had actually occurred was humiliating and required to be clarified.
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