Pakistan threatened to not participate in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled to be held in India later this yr if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wouldn’t enable Men in Blue to take part in Asia Cup 2023, as per a supply. The Men in Green needs to play their WC matches in Bangladesh or Sri Lanka, based on a supply. The World Cup 2023 is slated to happen in October-November this yr. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is but to announce the detailed schedule.

A PCB supply informed ANI, “Yes we are thinking that we will not travel to India for World Cup matches if BCCI didn’t send their team to Pakistan for Asia Cup. We want Sri Lanka or Bangladesh to host our matches, we want to play there not in India.”

According to a supply, Pakistan is not going to come to India for World Cup and so they need their matches to be hosted by Bangladesh or Sri Lanka. Just a few days again information got here by a supply that India will play their Asia Cup matches at a impartial venue and won’t go to Pakistan. If India reached the ultimate with Pakistan then it’ll additionally participate at a impartial venue.

It was additionally reported earlier that the Pakistan crew may play its ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches in Bangladesh as a substitute of India, which is the unique host of the match, ESPNCricinfo reported.

Discussions have taken place that might see Pakistan shifting their video games to a impartial venue and Bangladesh has been proposed because the venue because of its shut proximity to India.

A hybrid mannequin for this yr’s Asia Cup is being checked out as an answer. Pakistan is the unique host of the Asia Cup this yr, however India is prone to play their matches at a impartial venue.

The concept got here on the sidelines of board conferences in Dubai. India’s presence in Asia Cup and Pakistan’s participation within the 50-over World Cup coming later was on the agenda of members from the 2 Boards.

Though it has solely been talked about as an possibility and no formal discussions have taken place on the topic, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has identified that India not collaborating in Asia Cup has a possible affect on ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will even be held in Pakistan.

The six-nation Asia Cup, which shall be performed in a 50-over format within the first a part of September this yr, has grouped India and Pakistan along with a qualifier. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are a part of the opposite group.

Last October, the PCB was caught off guard by Jay Shah, who acknowledged that the 2023 Asia Cup could be held in a “neutral” venue. The PCB, underneath the then chairman Ramiz Raja, promptly responded that Pakistan will withdraw from the competitors if it was taken outdoors of the nation.

Last yr, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairperson Jay Shah had acknowledged that India is not going to journey to Pakistan for Asia Cup because of safety causes and the match shall be performed at some impartial venue, which is to be determined within the second spherical of the Executive Board assembly of ACC members.

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