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The World Cricket Council (ICC) chairman and CEO are in Lahore to hunt promises from the PCB that it’s going to now not push for imposing a hybrid type for its fits within the ODI International Cup in Bharat nearest this time. Insiders showed to PTI that ICC chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice have particularly come to Lahore to get some guarantees from the Pakistan Cricket Board at the nationwide group’s participation within the International Cup in October-November.
The advance comes then PCB prominent Najam Sethi made it sunny that the group won’t walk for the International Cup in Bharat if the Rohit Sharma-led aspect doesn’t discuss with Pakistan for the previous Asia Cup. “The ICC and World Cup hosts, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are concerned with the hybrid model being pushed by Najam Sethi who heads the cricket management committee of the PCB.
“Although the hybrid model has been suggested by Sethi for the Asia Cup which precedes the ICC event, the concern remains that once accepted for the regional event the PCB might also then ask the ICC to implement it for the World Cup when it comes to Pakistan playing in India,” he defined.
Sethi has already indicated that if the Pakistan executive doesn’t give clearance or has safety issues about sending the group to Bharat, PCB may just ask the ICC to reserve Pakistan’s fits at a impartial venue.
“Naturally neither the ICC nor the BCCI want such a situation since Pakistan’s unequivocal participation in matches in India would guarantee the success of Indo-Pakistan matches and also the tournament itself.” Every other supply mentioned this was once the principle explanation why BCCI secretary Jay Shah was once nonetheless unenthusiastic to simply accept the hybrid type for the Asia Cup and assistance having 3 or 4 fits of the event in Pakistan and the excess video games in UAE or Sri Lanka.
Pakistan are the hosts of the Asia Cup and Sethi has mentioned again and again that if the event is moved to 1 impartial nation from Pakistan, it’s going to now not participate within the festival.
He has additionally hinted that if Pakistan didn’t get to host some Asia Cup fits it might have an hostile bearing at the International Cup as smartly.
“The ICC officials are trying to work as a bridge between the PCB and BCCI and resolve the outstanding issues pertaining to the Asia Cup and World Cup.”
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