NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has thrown the ball in BCCI’s court docket in regards to the participation on this 12 months’s Asia Cup, pointing out why India is anxious in regards to the safety when different groups don’t have any problems to come back to Pakistan for the continental match.
Sethi, who’s exploring all choices so far as this 12 months’s Asia Cup in Pakistan and ODI World Cup in India are involved, mentioned it is time to “take a clear position” and he’s going to carry those problems within the subsequent Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and ICC conferences.
“We have complex issues on hand but for me when I go to the ACC and ICC meetings I have kept all options open for us and we have to take a clear position now,” Sethi mentioned at a press convention in Lahore on Monday.
He mentioned whilst there have been no exchange in India’s stance on now not sending its staff to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, the PCB may be company that it’s going to need to take into consideration now not taking part in the World Cup in India, if they do not come to Pakistan for the continental match.
“I have kept my options open because when all teams are coming to Pakistan and have no issues with security. Then why is India worried about the security. In the same way we can also have security concerns over sending our team to India for the World Cup and I will be bringing this to the table at the coming meetings,” he mentioned.
The ICC CEO and Executive Board conferences are being held this month with Sethi and different officers representing the PCB on the conferences.
“Obviously we don’t support this stance (by India) because we want to hold the Asia Cup and remember it is not just about the Asia Cup and World Cup it is also about the Champions Trophy in 2025 in Pakistan.”
Sethi, who’s exploring all choices so far as this 12 months’s Asia Cup in Pakistan and ODI World Cup in India are involved, mentioned it is time to “take a clear position” and he’s going to carry those problems within the subsequent Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and ICC conferences.
“We have complex issues on hand but for me when I go to the ACC and ICC meetings I have kept all options open for us and we have to take a clear position now,” Sethi mentioned at a press convention in Lahore on Monday.
He mentioned whilst there have been no exchange in India’s stance on now not sending its staff to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, the PCB may be company that it’s going to need to take into consideration now not taking part in the World Cup in India, if they do not come to Pakistan for the continental match.
“I have kept my options open because when all teams are coming to Pakistan and have no issues with security. Then why is India worried about the security. In the same way we can also have security concerns over sending our team to India for the World Cup and I will be bringing this to the table at the coming meetings,” he mentioned.
The ICC CEO and Executive Board conferences are being held this month with Sethi and different officers representing the PCB on the conferences.
“Obviously we don’t support this stance (by India) because we want to hold the Asia Cup and remember it is not just about the Asia Cup and World Cup it is also about the Champions Trophy in 2025 in Pakistan.”
Sethi mentioned that ahead of going to the assembly he had sought session with the federal government at the problems.
“I had sought advice from the government and the situation is that we have to go by what our patron in chief tells us to do. If he says go and play in the World Cup even if India doesn’t come for the Asia Cup, what can we do? If he says don’t go it is a similar situation for us.”
Sethi mentioned he had additionally learn within the media a few stance by means of the federal government that it was once but to come to a decision on whether or not Pakistan would play within the World Cup if India does not come to the Asia Cup.
“We will take all these things into consideration at the coming meetings.”
(With inputs from PTI)