Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi intends to have a chat with Jay Shah concerning his nation’s Asia Cup internet hosting rights if the BCCI secretary decides to attend the opening ceremony of the International League T20 on Thursday. “Najam will be using this opportunity to work on relations with the ACC members and ensure that the Asia Cup is held as scheduled in Pakistan in September this year. Basically, Najam is also going as he has been conveyed that there is strong possibility of BCCI boss Jay Shah also being in attendance,” a PCB supply instructed PTI on situations of anonymity.

However there is no such thing as a affirmation on a part of BCCI whether or not its prime boss or any of the opposite office-bearers will attend the opening ceremony.

Also the opposite large query stays, even when Shah attends the occasion in his capability as ACC president and BCCI secretary, would he prefer to entertain the PCB chairman for an off-the-cuff chat on the sidelines? Shah, in his capability as ACC chairman, had said final yr that Asia Cup can be shifted out of Pakistan and the erstwhile PCB chief Ramiz Raja had then issued a counter-threat that his nation will pull out of World Cup in India.

Recently, Sethi made a sarcastic dig at Shah after the ACC chairman had launched the two-year itinerary, which PCB chief alleged was not mentioned along with his board.

The ACC had strongly come out in its president’s defence as they launched a press assertion that clarified that PCB did not get again with its most popular advice after The Emirates Cricket Board has invited the top of all large cricket boards and Sethi can be in attendance through the opening day the place he desires to talk to his different ACC colleagues with a purpose to garner help for Pakistan retaining its internet hosting rights for the ODI Asia Cup in September.

“Sethi believes that there is a need for the PCB to have better relations with the ACC members whose support is necessary if the Asia Cup is to be held in Pakistan.

“Having been a former ACC chairman, Najam can be giving out assurances to all members that Pakistan is totally secure and safe to host the regional occasion and all groups together with India should ship their groups,” he said.

The PCB source said there was a feeling in the board that former chairman Ramiz had gone overboard with his threats to the ACC and BCCI and the PCB needed to first ensure it is able to host the Asia Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy.

“If Shah does come to Dubai, it would additionally permit Sethi to fulfill him in particular person or different BCCI officers on the sidelines and talk about the problem of India sending its staff to Pakistan for the Asia Cup.” The source said Sethi would also drop in at the ICC headquarters and meet top officials to discuss the hosting of 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan as well as the World Cup being held in India this year.

Sethi’s decision to accept the ECB invitation is significant as the PCB had a bitter fall out with the former during Ramiz’s tenure after the former chairman had publicly discouraged Pakistani players from participating in the league.

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