Fear of snatching the hosting of Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan panics, threatens India as well as Sri Lanka

Tension continues over Asia Cup. Pakistan was given hosting for the Asia Cup. But India has categorically refused to go there. After this many other cricket boards have supported India. After this, such a situation has arisen that the hosting of the Asia Cup can be snatched from Pakistan. This is the reason that Pakistan is furious and it is constantly threatening India. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi has once again said that there is a “very real possibility” that Pakistan will boycott the 2023 World Cup in India if it loses the hosting rights of the Asia Cup.

 

Najam Sethi clearly said that India should not create this situation. A situation where we boycott the Asia Cup and the World Cup as well…and then India boycotts the Champions Trophy…that would be a big mess. Let us tell you that apart from BCCI, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Cricket Board have also said that Asia Cup should be organized outside Pakistan. Sri Lanka emerged as the new venue for the Asia Cup. But PCB is not ready to accept it. Not only this, he has also tried to threaten the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. The PCB told Sri Lanka that the Pakistani team would not go to Sri Lanka to play the Test series if they did not cooperate with it for the Asia Cup in Pakistan.

 

Pakistan had also come up with a hybrid model in which it was said that comparisons to India could be made in any other country. The rest will be in Pakistan. At present, the news is that this model of Pakistan has also been rejected. Sethi highlighted the importance of an India-Pakistan match and questioned the rationale behind India’s reluctance to tour Pakistan, citing examples of other Indian sports teams playing in Pakistan. The Speaker urged for an explanation and asked India’s cricket team to tour Pakistan while stressing the importance of maintaining the historical rivalry. Pakistan is to host both the 2023 Asia Cup and the 2023 Champions Trophy. “BCCI should take a good, rational decision so that we don’t have any problem moving forward.