World Cup 2023: Pakistan Cricket Board i.e. PCB Chairman Najam Sethi has confirmed that Pakistan will not come to India for the ODI World Cup 2023. Sethi announced that Pakistan would only participate in ICC tournaments if their matches were held at a neutral venue. On the other hand, if this does not happen then Pakistan is not going to visit India.
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India refuses to tour Pakistan for Asia Cup, decides to choose a neutral venue
The decision to select a neutral venue comes after India refused to tour Pakistan for the Asia Cup, which the PCB is planning to organize in September 2023. In an interview with SportsTalk, Sethi confirmed that they would like to have the Pakistan team’s matches at venues far away from India.
Pakistan will not come to India for the World Cup
The PCB chairman told Sports Tak, “Pakistan will not come to India for the World Cup. We want our World Cup matches to be played at neutral venues.” The PCB chairman further revealed that the Asian Cricket Council includes both India and Pakistan. The members had explored the concept of a hybrid model during their meeting in Bahrain earlier this year.
He further said, ‘All or nothing is not what we want
Najam Sethi said, “There is no security problem. We can play some matches against India and matches of the rest of the teams can also be played at neutral venues. We are ready to compromise. He further said, ‘All or nothing is nothing’ is not what we want.
The PCB chairman revealed that Jay Shah had asked at the ACC meeting in Bahrain
Sethi hit out at Sri Lanka and Bangladesh boards for changing their stance on Pakistan hosting the Asia Cup. The PCB chairman revealed that Jay Shah had asked at the ACC meeting in Bahrain if anyone had any problem with the Pakistan tour and no one had raised any objection at that time.
