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Cricket latest The Pakistan Cricket Board’s strategies to host Asia Cup remain in jeopardy, as BCCI is pondering to carry out a 5-nation competition, set to set about in very same window.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board’s strategies to host the Asia Cup remain in jeopardy, as BCCI is looking for to carry out a 5-nation competition that might happen in the window booked for the continental competition. The news emerged from Pakistan Media that the deadlock in between Asian Cricket Council and PCB would cause the ditching of the much-hyped Asia Cup that is slated to happen in September in Pakistan. Far, BCCI has actually stayed company in its position that the group will not take a trip to Pakistan, mentioning political stress and security issues.
To break the deadlock, Pakistan provided a hybrid design for the Asia Cup at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) conference, under which other groups would play their matches in Pakistan, while the Indian group would play their matches in another nation. Last month, when the Chairman of the PCB Management Committee, Najam Sethi, provided the design, ACC President Jay Shah likewise revealed his interest for it. After he made his return to India, he opposed it.
Cricket latest Pakistan getting ready for cancellation of Asia Cup, BCCI prepares 5-nation competition
“This proposition – to play India’s matches at a neutral location and the rest in Pakistan – is under conversations within the ACC. At no phase throughout Thursday’s media interaction, did I provide any recommendation to the ICC or made any remarks on the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which is set up in October. This matter has actually not been mooted or gone over at any ICC online forum up until now,” the PCB chief stated.
2 weeks earlier, Shah stated that the council is waiting on input from other completing nations to settle the location for the Asia Cup. “We are waiting for feedback from other countries to settle the place for the 2023 Asia Cup and clearness on the India-Pakistan match,” Shah stated throughout a media interaction.
According to reports, if PCB stays reckless on the hybrid design, there are possibilities that the Asia Cup might not occur this year. Furthermore, if BCCI goes through with the strategies of carrying out a 5-nation competition, then the position of Asia Cup might get pressed into more obscurity. Sri Lanka is showcasing their passion to host the Asia Cup. Provided the apprehension around the Asia Cup, what do you believe will eventually take place in this off-field match in between India and Pakistan?