The BCCI made it transparent on a lot of events that India would now not trip to Pakistan for the Asia Cup and advocated that the match must be held at a impartial venue. PCB additionally followed a tit-for-tat means announcing if the Asia Cup does not happen in Pakistan, they’re going to now not ship their workforce for the ODI World Cup, which is scheduled to be in India later this 12 months.
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi bats for an amicable strategy to the issue and recommended BCCI to speak to PCB to get to the bottom of the entire problems that experience stalled cricketing ties between the 2 international locations.
“BCCI should resolve all issues affecting our cricketing ties. PCB wants India to come here to play. We are even willing to go there and play. However, for this, the BCCI should talk to the PCB once. We want to talk. We always take the first step and want the BCCI to reciprocate. I urge the BCCI to not arrive at any decision just like that. They should talk to the PCB chairman at least once before arriving at any decision,” Afridi informed ANI.
Both groups have now not participated in bilateral competitions in additional than a decade owing to the political tensions prevailing between the 2 international locations. The ultimate bilateral collection used to be again in 2012 when the Men in Green toured India for 3 ODIs and as many T20Is.
Afridi, who not too long ago served because the period in-between leader selector, mentioned the PCB isn’t a vulnerable board.
“What can we do if we want to befriend another board and it doesn’t reciprocate in kind? Our board isn’t a weak one. But there’s little we can do if we want to be friends and the other side doesn’t respond . The BCCI, as a cricket governing body, is very strong. When you have so much power and clout, you become more responsible. You should try to make more friends, not enemies. Making more friends only makes you stronger,” Afridi added. .
While the 2 international locations had not too long ago confronted off in ICC and ACC occasions — the T20 World Cup in Australia and the Asia Cup within the Emirates — hardcore cricket fanatics from each international locations do omit the bilateral engagements that make their contention arguably the best within the To set up global of cricket.
Last 12 months, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairperson Jai shah printed that India is not going to trip to Pakistan for Asia Cup because of safety causes and the match can be performed at some impartial venue, which is to be made up our minds in the second one spherical of the Executive Board assembly of ACC participants this month.
“Talks are ongoing. These (Jay Shah’s claim of the Asia Cup being shifted out of Pakistan) are just statements that keep coming. In time, we will release an official statement on whether we are coming to India (for the ODI World Cup) or not,” Afridi signed off announcing.
(With ANI inputs)