BCCI Secretary and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman, Jay Shah’s comments on shifting the Asia Cup 2023 from Pakistan to a neutral venue has been strongly criticized by many former Pakistan cricketers.
Following Shah’s remarks, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued a statement saying that Shah’s comments could hamper Pakistan’s participation in 2023. World cup. Following this, several former Pakistan cricketers came in support of the PCB and said that Pakistan should maintain its stand on the issue.
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Earlier, Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi had already expressed their dismay, and now former Pakistan captain Younis Khan and former wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal have also joined the group.
Expressing views on Har Lamha Purjosh, a talk show on cricket by ARY News, both Younis and Akmal agreed that Pakistan should host the Asia Cup 2023 in the country, regardless of India’s participation.
Yunus said, “I think Jay Shah should not have said this, but since the bullets started, I would ask the PCB to take a tough stand on this issue, as we did earlier. [after New Zealand called off Pakistan’s tour at the eleventh hour] And as you know those teams have started touring the country.
“But if they [BCCI] If we decide to stick to our decision, it doesn’t matter if the Indian team doesn’t participate in the Asia Cup and we should consider not traveling. India For the ODI World Cup next year, neither should we agree to host the Asia Cup at a neutral venue,” he said.
Akmal agreed to Younis but went a step further and called for a complete boycott of India, including the upcoming T20 World Cup game on Sunday.
The former wicketkeeper said, “I believe Jay Shah’s statement was unexpected, and since he participated in a Pakistan-India game during this year’s Asia Cup, he should reserve politics for his opposition.” and avoid dragging it into the game.”
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He further said, “The Asia Cup should be hosted only in Pakistan and if it does not happen then Pakistan should not play against India at any level, be it matches in ICC events, matches in Asia Cup or on 23 October. to be their match.”
The whole affair started when Shah, in a statement to ANI, said, “We will have the Asia Cup 2023 at a neutral venue. It is the government that decides on the permission of our team to go to Pakistan, so we will not comment on that, but for the 2023 Asia Cup, it has been decided that the tournament will be held at a neutral venue.
This did not go down well with the PCB as they responded with an official statement shared on their Twitter account.
PCB responded on the statement of ACC President
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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 19, 2022
“PCB takes note of with surprise and dismay at yesterday’s comments by ACC President Mr. Jay Shah regarding shifting of next year’s Asia Cup to a neutral venue. These 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 consideration of their long-term consequences and implications,” the release read.
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