Bangladesh was not discussed at all at the Board meeting, ICC official says
\n Islamabad
\nThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have rejected the idea of Pakistan playing its ICC World Cup 2023 matches in Bangladesh.
\nEarlier, it was reported Pakistan won\u2019t play in India during the mega event since the Indian board had decided against sending their team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup this year.
\n\u201cBangladesh was not discussed at all at the Board meeting and full backing for the event in India was given by the Board. We\u2019re focused on that,\u201d an ICC official told Cricbuzz on Wednesday evening.
\nICC General Manager Wasim Khan had also hinted at the possibility of Pakistan playing at a neutral venue during the World Cup.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know if it would take place here in a different country but a neutral venue is highly likely,\u201d Wasim, a former CEO of the PCB had said.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t think that Pakistan will play their matches in India. I think their matches will also be held at a neutral venue just like India\u2019s Asia Cup matches.\u201d
\nHowever, a BCCI official strongly reacted to Wasim\u2019s statement on the matter.
\n\u201cWasim Khan has no business talking about the neutral venue, he should stop behaving like a PCB CEO,\u201d said a top BCCI official.
\nIt must be noted that in October last year, Pakistani cricket authorities hinted they may pull out of this year\u2019s World Cup in India, a day after officials there said they would not send a team to the 2023 Asia Cup in Pakistan.
\nIndian cricket board secretary Jay Shah had said that India \u201ccan\u2019t\u201d send a team to Pakistan, adding the tournament would be moved to a neutral venue.
\nHis announcement caught Pakistan by surprise, with officials warning it could \u201csplit\u201d the international cricket community.
\nThe PCB said Shah\u2019s comments \u201ccan impact Pakistan\u2019s visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle\u201d.
\nThe Pakistan board said it has not received any official communication from the ACC, and noted that hosting rights for the 2023 Asia Cup had been given to Pakistan under Shah\u2019s leadership.
\nDespite being considered one of the sport\u2019s greatest rivalries, India and Pakistan have not met on home soil in any version of the game since 2012, and only play each other in multinational tournaments on neutral grounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bangladesh was not discussed at all at the Board meeting, ICC official says Islamabad The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have rejected the idea of Pakistan playing its ICC World Cup 2023 matches in Bangladesh. Earlier, it was reported Pakistan won\u2019t play in India during the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-322951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n