The PCB had meticulously deliberate an occasion in Lahore on Wednesday, July 19, the place they supposed to announce the Asia Cup scheduleand unveil the trophy.The occasion was graced by the presence of some formerPakistan cricketers and the PCB’s Cricket Management Committee (CMC) headed by Zaka Ashraf.
But as alleged, simply half an hour previous to the scheduled begin of the occasion, Shah took to social media to announce the Asia Cup schedule. This left the PCB feeling dissatisfied and dissatisfied.
“The PCB had a clear understanding with the Asian Cricket Council (that) it would release the schedule of the Asia Cup five minutes after the ceremony started in Lahore. But unfortunately, half-an-hour before the ceremony started around 7:15 p.m., Jay Shah had announced it on social media,” one dependable supply within the board informed PTI.
According to the supply, Shah’s determination to announce the schedule forward of the deliberate ceremony had a detrimental affect on the PCB’s occasion. Despite holding the ceremony, its significance was diminished because the schedule had already been disclosed.
The supply additional revealed that the PCB expressed its dissatisfaction to the ACC concerning the incident. However, the ACC responded by attributing the scenario to a misunderstanding.
“The ACC’s explanation was about misunderstandings over the time difference and all that, but the thing is, India is half-an-hour ahead of Pakistan time, so Jay Shah’s announcement was a shock,” the source said.
As per another source within the board, it seems that Shah’s decision to announce the schedule ahead of time might have been driven by a desire to settle scores. The source believes that Shah may have been seeking retribution for what he perceived as unprofessional conduct during a meeting between himself and the PCB chairman, Ashraf, along with the sports minister, Ahsan Mazari. This meeting had taken place in Durban during the ICC annual meeting.
“It seems as if Jay Shah settled scores after the confusion and questions he needed to face over whether or not he had accepted an invite from Zaka to go to Pakistan for the Asia Cup matches, which was extensively circulated by Mazari and the PCB within the media,” the supply mentioned.
The Asia Cup is about to kick off on August 30 in Multan, that includes the host nation Pakistan dealing with Nepal within the event’s opening match.
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One of the extremely anticipated encounters, the India versus Pakistan conflict, will happen in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on September 2. Both the groups are in Group A.
Pakistan has been granted the chance to host 4 out of the 13 matches within the Asia Cup 2023, which incorporates the primary Super 4s fixture. The remaining 9 matches, together with the ultimate, will likely be held in Sri Lanka.
(With company inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com