PCB chairman Ramiz Raja mentioned on Monday that the 2023 Asia Cup in Pakistan will probably be of fifty overs, with the Asian Cricket Council persevering with its custom of holding the match in the identical format because the ICC world occasion for that specific yr.
However, the previous Pakistan captain additionally gave sufficient indications that there’s little probability of a bilateral sequence towards India within the close to future as “a lot of work still needs to be done” to achieve a “comfortable level”.
Raja just lately attended the ACC assembly in Dubai the place he mentioned the modalities for the Asia Cup and likewise had a gathering with BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah.
“The ACC has agreed and accepted that the 2023 competitors in Pakistan will probably be a 50-over competitors and will probably be held in September. It coincides very properly with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which will probably be held in October and November (in India),” Raja instructed the PCB’s official web site.
While Raja mentioned that the match will probably be held in Pakistan, if the present political local weather persists, the possibilities of India visiting the neighboring nation are zero, which goes to be a probable case.
In that case one can count on that like in 2018, the match will probably be shifted to Dubai.
“We are trying ahead to internet hosting this match in Pakistan and I’m certain it will likely be a properly organized occasion as a result of that’s what the followers need.
“The ACC has also confirmed that next year’s tournament in Sri Lanka will be played in the 20-over format and will be ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 to be held in Australia from October 16 to November 13,” Raja mentioned.
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Regarding his assembly with BCCI officers, Raja mentioned, “A lot of work needs to be done to revive Pakistan-India cricket, but there needs to be some level of ease between the two boards and then we can see how much we can do.” can go away. So total we had dialogue.”
“I met BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah through the ACC conferences. We have to make the bond of cricket, whereas I additionally imagine that politics ought to be refrained from the sport as a lot as potential and this has all the time been our stand.
Raja understands that the ACC as a physique has no energy to set circumstances to a large like BCCI and that’s the reason he known as for warning for the continental physique to shift the Asia Cup till 2023. can.
“The ACC was set as much as take an built-in method and collective stand in order that we now have one voice and if a scenario arises, all stand collectively.
“I want to see our relationship with different boards and the ACC strengthen in order that if there is a matter, resembling we had with the withdrawal of the 2 sides, a robust and joint assertion can emerge from the ACC discussion board.
“My message at the ACC was that we should not forget this philosophy and I am optimistic that there will be better results in the future,” he concluded.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
