Jay Shah: The head of the Asia Cricket Council, Jay Shah, said on Tuesday that Pakistan might not host the 2023 Asia Cup since India would not be attending the tournament there. The Pakistan Cricket Board responded on Wednesday with a robust statement. The PCB stated that it was “surprised and disappointed” by Mr. Shah’s remarks and that this might have an influence on Pakistan’s participation in the future ICC Cricket World Cup in India in 2023.
The remark was made by Mr. Shah on the eve of the 91st BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai, when he also won re-election to a second consecutive term as the BCCI secretary.
What does PCB’s statement include?
“The PCB has noted with surprise and disappointment of yesterday’s comments made by the ACC President Mr Jay Shah with regards to shifting of next year’s Asia Cup to a neutral venue. The comments were made without any discussion or consultation with the Board of the Asian Cricket Council or the Pakistan Cricket Board (event host) and without any thoughts towards their long-term consequences and implications.
“After having presided over the ACC meeting during which Pakistan was awarded the ACC Asia Cup with an overwhelming support and response from the ACC Board Members, Mr Shah’s statement of shifting of the ACC Asia Cup has clearly been made unilaterally. This is contrary to the philosophy and spirit for which the Asian Cricket Council was formed in September 1983 – a united Asian cricket body to safeguard the interests of the its Members and organise, develop, and promote the game of cricket in Asia.
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“The overall impact of such statements have 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.”
“The PCB has to date not received any official communication or clarification from the ACC on the statement of the ACC President. As such, the PCB has now requested the Asian Cricket Council to convene an emergency meeting of its Board as soon as practically possible to discuss this important and sensitive matter.”
In 2005–2006, Rahul Dravid was the captain of India when it last visited Pakistan for a bilateral series. Since Pakistan’s tour of India in 2012–13, which included three T20Is and the same number of ODIs, India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral cricket series. Both have just recently crossed paths in international competitions or the Asia Cup.
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