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Published: Published Date - 12:47 PM, Wed - 19 October 22
Hyderabad: BCCI secretary and Asian Cricket Council [ACC] president Jay Shah yesterday said that India will not visit Pakistan to play the 2023 Asia Cup, and the tournament must be shifted to a neutral venue.
Jay Shah’s statement didn’t go well with the Pakistan Cricket Board [PCB] as they threatened to boycott the 2023 World Cup [ODI], which is scheduled to be held in India.
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The statement also irked Pakistani cricket fans as they took to Twitter to express displeasure over BCCI’s tough stand towards Pakistan cricket.
With over 8k tweets, the hashtag ‘AsiaCup2023’ started to trend on Twitter since yesterday.
While some Pakistani fans complained about BCCI’s decision, several Indians supported the decision.
Men in Blue last travelled to Pakistan in 2008 to play the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka beat India by 100 runs in the finals to clinch the 2008 Asia Cup.
See the other reactions here
#AsiaCup2023 Just 2 months ago Pakistan refused to play the Chess Olympiad in India….where was the outrage then?!….guess you can’t make money with chess in Pakistan. Make no mistake it is not cricket you are mad about it is the money, wrote a user.
“Fully agree with #JayShah’s decision to not travel Pakistan for #AsiaCup2023. How people forgot what they did with the Srilankan team in 2009.. and who will take risk if they attack an Indian player. Our stance is clear we are not traveling to Pakistan. DO Whatever u want, wrote another.
“Extremely disappointed by the decision of @BCCI for not traveling to Pakistan for #AsiaCup2023 I don’t want another tournament in UAE, please. Please end this hate in bilateral cricket relations,” a third user said.
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Ramiz Raja went to the ICC to boycott the ODI WC 2023 which is scheduled to be held in India.
This Happened:- #AsiaCup2023 || #BCCI pic.twitter.com/bQwOVuwOEl
— Prof. Boies 2.0🥂 [@im_Boies45] October 18, 2022
Ramiz Raza to Jay Shah after he said Pakistan won’t host Asia Cup 2023:pic.twitter.com/DchGGexk1U
— Avinash [@imavinashvk] October 18, 2022
BCCI denied to travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023
Pakistanis rn : pic.twitter.com/UZsDQDrveT
— supremo. [@only4Virat] October 18, 2022
BCCI to ICC for Asia cup 2023#AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/RMYSj8sZkr
— पीयूष रांकावत 🇮🇳 [@Piyush_ranka07] October 18, 2022
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India and Pakistan are engaged in an electrifying group stage encounter of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground [MCG], Australia. However, the clash between the two subcontinental giants is not just happening on the pitch but also off it.
There has been a heated exchange of words from the BCCI and the PCB, the cricketing boards of the two nations over the venues of Asia Cup 2023 and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Few days ago, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah denied chances of India visiting Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023 and instead talked about working on a neutral venue. In response, the PCB threatened India to boycott 2023 Cricket World Cup.
Farokh Engineer’s take on Pakistan’s stance on the issue
Fans and members of the cricketing fraternity have begun discussing the possibilities and the stance maintained by the two boards. Former India international, Farokh Engineer believes Pakistan will firmly remain on their ground over the neutral venue and will hold talks with ACC [Asian Cricket Council] over playing it at home.
“I don’t think Pakistan will agree to play at a neutral venue, because they need the resources and need foreign teams to play in Pakistan. They have been deprived of cricket for a long time," said Farokh Engineer on 'BatBricks7 presents Run Ki Runneeti show on CricTracker'.
Farokh further said that BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is also the president of the ACC, could take matters into his own hands regarding a neutral venue.
“But the irony is that Jay Shah is the president of ACC, so they have asked for an urgent meeting with all the nations. So let's see what they decide," added the former India cricketer.
It appears to be a long saga and remains to be seen what transpires and whether Pakistan can retain their name as hosts for the next edition of the Asia Cup 2023.