Asia Cup deadlock continues as India is not willing to go to Pakistan due to political differences
\n Islamabad
\nChairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Najam Sethi has rejected any possibility of giving away Pakistan\u2019s right to host the upcoming Asia Cup, saying that there it was \u201cnot an option\u201d.
\nIn September this year, Pakistan is scheduled to host the much-anticipated event. However, following India\u2019s refusal to travel to Pakistan, the future hangs in balance.
\nAfter presenting a hybrid model at Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting last month, the de facto PCB head said there losing hosting rights would be a huge financial loss for the cricket board and was \u201cnot an option\u201d.
\n\u201cIt is simple, we worked out a plan to host Asia Cup on a hybrid model. If India doesn\u2019t want to play in Pakistan, we will host them at a neutral venue,\u201d he said while speaking at a programme on Geo News.
\n\u201cWe presented the hybrid model in the ACC meeting. Pakistan and India will play each other at least twice. This match generates more than half of the revenue. We have calculated the extra budget and told ACC about it,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cIf they [India] are willing to play in Pakistan, they are welcome. If they want to play at a neutral venue, we are ready. There is no option other than hosting this event; otherwise, we will not play,\u201d he maintained.
\nSethi also said that PCB had done all of the planning including the schedule based on the hybrid model. \u201cWe have prepared a schedule and already presented it in the ACC meeting. We have also made a plan for logistics. On our side, everything is final. We just need a green signal,\u201d he asserted.
\nThe Asia Cup deadlock continues as India is not willing to go to Pakistan due to political differences.
\nLast year, former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja made bold statements after Indian cricket board secretary Jay Shah \u2014 who is also president of the ACC \u2014 said that India \u201ccan\u2019t\u201d send a team to Pakistan, adding the Asia Cup would be moved to a neutral venue.
\nHis announcement last year caught Pakistan by surprise, with the then PCB chairman warning it could \u201csplit\u201d the international cricket community.
\nSethi, since taking charge in December last year, has been trying to sort out the Asia Cup matter. The Asian event (50-over format) is expected to be played in September this year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Asia Cup deadlock continues as India is not willing to go to Pakistan due to political differences Islamabad Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Najam Sethi has rejected any possibility of giving away Pakistan\u2019s right to host the upcoming Asia Cup, saying that there it was \u201cnot an option\u201d. In September this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-325098","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n