NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket series since 2012 due to ever present political tensions between the south Asian neighbours. The arch-rivals have played each other only in the World Cups and Asia Cups and India have not toured Pakistan since 2008.
The issue now has taken a new turn with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja threatening to adopt a tit for tat approach saying if India choose to opt out of the Asia Cup which will be held in Pakistan next year, then Pakistan will also not travel to India to take part in 2023 50-over World Cup.
Earlier in October, BCCI secretary Jay Shah made it clear that Team India will not travel to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup and said that the tournament would be held at a neutral venue.
Raja pointed out that an aggressive approach will be adopted, considering their performances have been great and they defeated the “board of billion dollar economy” twice in one year, referring to India’s losses to arch-rivals Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup and Asia Cup this year.
“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 told 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 statement about holding Asia Cup at a neutral venue, PCB issued a statement 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.”
Following PCB’s statement, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that India will host the 2023 WC with all teams.
The Sports Minister said that India is not afraid of any threat and it will not stop them from hosting the tournament.
“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 said in October.
BCCI President Roger Binny also said that touring Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 is not the board’s call, but they will rely on the government’s decision.
“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 said.
(With Agency Inputs)
The issue now has taken a new turn with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja threatening to adopt a tit for tat approach saying if India choose to opt out of the Asia Cup which will be held in Pakistan next year, then Pakistan will also not travel to India to take part in 2023 50-over World Cup.
Earlier in October, BCCI secretary Jay Shah made it clear that Team India will not travel to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup and said that the tournament would be held at a neutral venue.
Raja pointed out that an aggressive approach will be adopted, considering their performances have been great and they defeated the “board of billion dollar economy” twice in one year, referring to India’s losses to arch-rivals Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup and Asia Cup this year.
“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 told 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 statement about holding Asia Cup at a neutral venue, PCB issued a statement 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.”
Following PCB’s statement, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that India will host the 2023 WC with all teams.
The Sports Minister said that India is not afraid of any threat and it will not stop them from hosting the tournament.
“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 said in October.
BCCI President Roger Binny also said that touring Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 is not the board’s call, but they will rely on the government’s decision.
“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 said.
(With Agency Inputs)
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