For months, the controversy over the venues Asia Cup and ODI Global Cup has had all the cricketing fraternity engulfed. Later the hybrid layout was once yes upon between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Asian Cricket Council, a brandnew twist has been delivered to the saga with the Sports activities Minister of Pakistan suggesting that Babar Azam-led facet would now not progress to Republic of India for the Global Cup if the Board of Keep watch over for Cricket in Republic of India (BCCI) insists on enjoying Asia Cup at a impartial venue.
“My personal opinion, since the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) comes under my ministry, is that if India demands to play their Asia Cup games at a neutral venue, we would also demand the same for our World Cup games in India,” the Sports activities Minister Ehsaan Mazari informed Indian Express. The Sports activities Minister’s remark showed that Pakistan wouldn’t progress to Republic of India if the BCCI plans to play games Asia Cup at a impartial venue.
The remark from Mazari got here only a while later Pakistan High Minister Shehbaz Sharif shaped a committee over the people’s participation within the Global Cup, to be held in Republic of India this while.
“The committee will be headed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and I am among the 11 ministers who are part of it. We will discuss the issue and give our recommendations to the PM, who is also the patron-in-chief of PCB. The PM will take the final decision,” Mazari mentioned at the committee.
The minister additionally focused the BCCI pronouncing Republic of India’s reluctance to play games cricket in Pakistan baffles him.
“India brings sports into politics. I don’t understand why the Indian government doesn’t want to send their cricket team here. Some time back a huge baseball contingent from India was in Islamabad to play. There was also the bridge team that had travelled to Pakistan. There were around 60-plus people, I was the chief guest of the event. They won here and left. Pakistan’s football, hockey and chess teams also travel to India,” he mentioned.
Talking of the BCCI’s “security concern” in terms of the Indian staff’s possible progress to Pakistan, Mazari cited the examples of alternative groups who’ve toured the rustic.
“The New Zealand team was here, before that the England cricket team was in Pakistan. They got presidential security. Earlier, the Indian team was given a hearty welcome by the fans here. Security is an excuse. We also held the Pakistan Super League (PSL) that had so many foreign players,” he mentioned.
The World Cricket Council had just lately despatched a ‘reminder’ to Pakistan in regards to the promise the PCB had signed over its participation within the ODI Global Cup in Republic of India.
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