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PCB Chief Met With ACC Officials In UAE And Expects To Discuss Asia Cup 2023 With Body's Chief Jay Shah

By Mohit Singh

Updated - 26 Apr 2023, 06:40 PM

Najam Sethi PCB. Photo- Getty
Najam Sethi PCB. Photo- Getty

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As per sources, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi met with officials of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in the UAE and wants to meet with the body’s president Jay Shah, who is also the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), about the Asia Cup 2023.

Based on the sources, Sethi is completely focused on ensuring that the 2023 edition of the tournament, which will be hosted by Pakistan, is not shifted out of the nation.

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Jay Shah (Image Credits: Twitter)
Jay Shah (Image Credits: Twitter)

“For the International League T20 opening ceremony, Najam Sethi traveled here (ILT20, a T20 league by Emirates Cricket Board). He spoke with ACC representatives and conveyed a want to speak with Jay Shah, the ACC president, over the 2023 Asia Cup “said a source to ANI.

Ramiz Raja, the former head of the PCB, had already stated in December of last year that Pakistan would think about boycotting the Asia Cup in 2023 if the Indian squad chooses not to travel there.

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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah (Image Credit: Twitter)
“It is not as if we do not have hosting rights and we are pleading to host it,” Ramiz was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo sidelines of the Pakistan-England Test in Rawalpindi.
“We won the rights fair and square. If India does not come, they would not come. If the Asia Cup gets taken away from Pakistan, maybe we are the ones that pull out,” he added

Najam Sethi wants to meet the body’s president Jay Shah:

After Jay Shah’s reported comments, the PCB stated that the overall impact of such utterances could fracture the Asian and international cricketing communities and could affect Pakistan’s visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and subsequent ICC Events in India in the 2024–2031 cycle.

Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Sports, announced that India will host the 2023 World Cup with all teams. As stated by the sports minister, India is unafraid of any risk and won’t be prevented from holding the competition.

Anurag Thakur
Anurag Thakur. Image-The Bridge
“It is an internal matter of BCCI and it will handle the issue smartly. We have not done anything wrong yet while hosting international tournaments before. We have hosted World Cup successfully before and all teams participated happily. We will host the tournament next year and all teams will play in it,” Thakur had said in October.
After a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan squad in 2009, cricket teams ceased travelling to Pakistan. International tours restarted in the country only in 2015. Since then, teams from Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, and New Zealand have visited Pakistan for bilateral series.

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