NEW DELHI: After India’s robust stance on not travelling to Pakistan for Asia Cup subsequent yr and quite insisting that the match could be held on the impartial venue, PCB chief Ramiz Raja appears to be in no temper in relenting to the neighbour’s demand.
Raja has given a complete new twist to the difficulty saying Pakistan could take into account pulling out of Asia Cup 2023 if their match internet hosting rights are withdrawn as a result of Indian staff not travelling to their nation.
“It is not as if we do not have hosting rights and we are pleading to host it,” Ramiz was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo on the sidelines of the Pakistan-England Test in Rawalpindi.
“We won the rights fair and square. If India does not come, they would not come. If the Asia Cup gets taken away from Pakistan, maybe we are the ones that pull out,” he added.
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 match could be held at a impartial venue.
Raja additionally sounded a warning and threatened to undertake a tit for tat method saying if India select to choose out of the Asia Cup which can be held in Pakistan subsequent yr, then Pakistan may even not journey to India to participate in 2023 50-over World Cup.
“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 advised Pakistan media.
“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 a press release 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.”
(With Agency Inputs)
Raja has given a complete new twist to the difficulty saying Pakistan could take into account pulling out of Asia Cup 2023 if their match internet hosting rights are withdrawn as a result of Indian staff not travelling to their nation.
“It is not as if we do not have hosting rights and we are pleading to host it,” Ramiz was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo on the sidelines of the Pakistan-England Test in Rawalpindi.
“We won the rights fair and square. If India does not come, they would not come. If the Asia Cup gets taken away from Pakistan, maybe we are the ones that pull out,” he added.
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 match could be held at a impartial venue.
Raja additionally sounded a warning and threatened to undertake a tit for tat method saying if India select to choose out of the Asia Cup which can be held in Pakistan subsequent yr, then Pakistan may even not journey to India to participate in 2023 50-over World Cup.
“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 advised Pakistan media.
“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 a press release 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.”
(With Agency Inputs)