New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing internal changes in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), an important matter related to the Indian team has come to light. BCCI Secretary Jai Shah has made it clear that India will not tour Pakistan for the Asia Cup in 2023. Earlier there were speculations that Team India might go to Pakistan for this series. Many important issues were discussed at the BCCI AGM on Tuesday. One of these issues was Asia Cup 2023 (Asia Cup 2023). Jai Shah is the Secretary of BCCI and President of Asian Cricket Council.
In the AGM, Jai Shah said that the Indian cricket team will not go to play Pakistan. There is an idea to change the venue of the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan in the year 2023 to a neutral venue. Jai Shah said that this decision was taken due to political tension between the two countries.
Let us tell you that the One Day World Cup is going to be held in India in October-November next year, so the current Asia Cup will also be played in the One Day format. However, the date of this tournament has not been decided yet. The tournament may be played in June or September. The previous year’s 2022 Asia Cup ended before the T20 World Cup, where Sri Lanka emerged as champions. This Asia Cup was held in UAE, it was earlier supposed to be held in Sri Lanka but due to bad conditions it had to be shifted to UAE.
Pakistan board will suffer a big loss
If Team India decides not to go to Pakistan then it will be a big blow for Pakistan Cricket Board. Pakistan Cricket Board could have earned a lot by hosting here, but now it will be a loss for them. Because if Team India withdraws, the venue will have to be changed.
The last time the Indian team went to play in Pakistan was 14 years ago
Indian cricket team has not played cricket in Pakistan for 14 years. The Indian team last played in Pakistan in 2008. After that both the teams play against each other in ICC and ACC events only. The last bilateral series between the two teams was played in 2012-13. Then Pakistan came to play India. Talking about the last match, both the teams last faced each other in the Asia Cup in Dubai on September 4.
Asia Cup 2022 Champion Sri Lanka
In Asia Cup 2022, 2 matches were played between India and Pakistan, in which India won one and Pakistan won the other. However, neither of the latter could win the Asia Cup and Sri Lanka emerged as champions. This time Asia Cup was played in 20-20 format. If we talk about the AGM of BCCI, many big decisions are taken in this important meeting including getting a new president for the board. Roger Binny has now replaced Sourav Ganguly as the new president of BCCI. Rajeev Shukla became the Vice President, Jai Shah Secretary, Devjit Saikia Joint Secretary, Ashish Shelar Treasurer.