Support of other ACC members important but India has big clout: PCB chief Sethi on Asian Cup hosting issue

ACC
chief
and
BCCI
secretary
Jay
Shah
had
earlier
announced
that
India
will
not
travel
to
Pakistan
for
the
Asia
Cup
scheduled
later
this
year
and
the
tournament
will
be
moved
out
of
Pakistan.

“It’s
important
to
see
how
other
members
(of
ACC)
look
at
our
stance
on
Asia
Cup.
What
they
think
is
important,
but
in
the
end
we
must
realise
how
much
clout
the
BCCI
with
its
financial
power
carries
in
world
cricket,”
said
Sethi
at
a
press
conference,
ahead
of
his
departure
for
Dubai
to
attend
ACC
and
ICC
meetings.

“I
have
been
in
contact
with
senior
members
of
ACC.
I
have
informed
them
about
our
problems
and
we
will
try
and
find
honourable
solutions
to
the
problems,”
he
added.

Sethi
said
he
had
not
only
taken
legal
opinion
but
also
held
informal
consultations
with
the
foreign
office
and
government
officials
on
the
issue.

“I
have
held
informal
consultations
and
taken
the
government
opinion
as
well
and
this
time
we
have
also
taken
all
legal
advice
for
what
stance
we
can
take
at
these
meetings,”
he
said.

Pakistan
has
been
insisting
that
India
should
come
to
Pakistan
to
play
in
the
Asia
Cup
in
September
and
if
they
don’t
come
and
the
tournament
is
moved
elsewhere,
the
PCB
will
be
forced
not
to
send
its
team
to
India
for
the
50-over
World
Cup
in
October-November.

“I
will
also
be
talking
to
the
BCCI
secretary
and
ACC
President,
Jay
Shah.
I
will
see
how
the
meetings
go
and
then
come
back
and
after
consulting
relevant
authorities
take
a
final
decision
on
whether
we
will
send
our
team
to
India
for
the
World
Cup.”

Sethi
said
if
the
Pakistan
team
goes
to
India
(for
the
50-over
World
Cup),
it
would
expect
the
highest
standards
of
security
for
the
players
and
also
easy
access
for
the
Pakistani
media
and
fans.