Bluff and bluster of the the real McCoy? The Pakistan Cricket Board will stick with its stance of not travelling to India for the ICC World Cup India 2023 if the Board of Cricket Control in India doesn’t send its team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, Pakistan’s Dawn reports.
As per the daily, the PCB will affirm this position during the forthcoming meetings of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council.
A three-member delegation of the PCB led by interim management committee chairman Najam Sethi will travel to Dubai for the said meetings on March 20 and 21 respectively. Whether the PCB is able to carry it through remains to be seen as BCCI secretary and ACC president Jay Shah has made clear that the Indian team would not travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup.
Last month’s ACC meetings in Bahrain ended with the PCB reiterating their stance with clashes between the arch-rivals generating huge revenue for both the ICC and the ACC.
Reports suggest that the ICC and ACC may decide to hold Indo-Pak clashes at the neutral venue of United Arab Emirates but clarity on that matter will only come after this month’s meetings.
