NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan haven’t performed bilateral cricket collection since 2012 on account of ever current political tensions between the south Asian neighbours. The arch-rivals have performed one another solely within the World Cups and Asia Cups and India haven’t toured Pakistan since 2008.
The subject now has taken a brand new flip with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja threatening to undertake a tit for tat strategy saying if India select to decide out of the Asia Cup which might be held in Pakistan subsequent 12 months, then Pakistan will even not journey to India to participate in 2023 50-over World Cup.
Earlier in October, BCCI secretary Jay Shah made it clear that Team India is not going to journey to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup and stated that the event could be held at a impartial venue.
Raja identified that an aggressive strategy might be adopted, contemplating their performances have been nice and so they defeated the “board of billion dollar economy” twice in a single 12 months, referring to India’s losses to arch-rivals Pakistan within the 2021 T20 World Cup and Asia Cup this 12 months.
“Our position is blunt that if they (Indian team) come then we will go to the World Cup, if they do not come then let them do it. Let them play without Pakistan. If Pakistan does not participate in the World Cup scheduled in India next year, who will see it? We will adopt an aggressive approach, our team is showing performance, we have defeated the biggest business-making cricket team in the world, we have played in the final of the T20 World Cup,” Ramiz informed Pakistan media on Friday.
“I have always said that we have to improve the economy of Pakistan cricket and that will only happen when our team performs well, we have done it in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Beat India, we beat India in the Asia Cup, Pakistan cricket team has beaten the board of billion dollar economy twice in one year,” he added.
After Shah’s assertion about holding Asia Cup at a impartial venue, PCB issued an announcement saying, “The overall impact of such statements has the potential to split the Asian and international cricketing communities and can impact Pakistan’s visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle.”
Reacting to the event, sports activities minister Anurag Thakur stated that India is a serious energy on this planet of sports activities and no nation can overlook the nation.
“Wait for the right time. India is a major power in the world of sports & no country can overlook India,” Thakur stated.
The Sports Minister stated that India shouldn’t be afraid of any menace and it’ll not cease them from internet hosting the event.
“It is an internal matter of the BCCI and it will handle the issue smartly. We have not done anything wrong yet while hosting international tournaments before. We have hosted the World Cup successfully before and all teams participated happily. We will host the tournament next year and all teams will play in it,” Thakur had stated in October.
BCCI President Roger Binny additionally stated that touring Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 shouldn’t be the board’s name, however they’ll depend on the federal government’s resolution.
“That is not our call. We cannot say where our team has to go. We need to get clearance from the government if we leave the country, or if other countries come here. We cannot take that decision on our own, we have to rely on the government,” Binny had stated.
(With Agency Inputs)
The subject now has taken a brand new flip with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja threatening to undertake a tit for tat strategy saying if India select to decide out of the Asia Cup which might be held in Pakistan subsequent 12 months, then Pakistan will even not journey to India to participate in 2023 50-over World Cup.
Earlier in October, BCCI secretary Jay Shah made it clear that Team India is not going to journey to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup and stated that the event could be held at a impartial venue.
Raja identified that an aggressive strategy might be adopted, contemplating their performances have been nice and so they defeated the “board of billion dollar economy” twice in a single 12 months, referring to India’s losses to arch-rivals Pakistan within the 2021 T20 World Cup and Asia Cup this 12 months.
“Our position is blunt that if they (Indian team) come then we will go to the World Cup, if they do not come then let them do it. Let them play without Pakistan. If Pakistan does not participate in the World Cup scheduled in India next year, who will see it? We will adopt an aggressive approach, our team is showing performance, we have defeated the biggest business-making cricket team in the world, we have played in the final of the T20 World Cup,” Ramiz informed Pakistan media on Friday.
“I have always said that we have to improve the economy of Pakistan cricket and that will only happen when our team performs well, we have done it in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Beat India, we beat India in the Asia Cup, Pakistan cricket team has beaten the board of billion dollar economy twice in one year,” he added.
After Shah’s assertion about holding Asia Cup at a impartial venue, PCB issued an announcement saying, “The overall impact of such statements has the potential to split the Asian and international cricketing communities and can impact Pakistan’s visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle.”
Reacting to the event, sports activities minister Anurag Thakur stated that India is a serious energy on this planet of sports activities and no nation can overlook the nation.
“Wait for the right time. India is a major power in the world of sports & no country can overlook India,” Thakur stated.
The Sports Minister stated that India shouldn’t be afraid of any menace and it’ll not cease them from internet hosting the event.
“It is an internal matter of the BCCI and it will handle the issue smartly. We have not done anything wrong yet while hosting international tournaments before. We have hosted the World Cup successfully before and all teams participated happily. We will host the tournament next year and all teams will play in it,” Thakur had stated in October.
BCCI President Roger Binny additionally stated that touring Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 shouldn’t be the board’s name, however they’ll depend on the federal government’s resolution.
“That is not our call. We cannot say where our team has to go. We need to get clearance from the government if we leave the country, or if other countries come here. We cannot take that decision on our own, we have to rely on the government,” Binny had stated.
(With Agency Inputs)