ICC World Cup 2023: India responded angrily right now to Pakistan’s menace to boycott the ICC World Cup subsequent yr over the Asia Cup. Anurag Thakur, India’s Sports Minister, declared that “all elite teams” would go to the nation for the World Cup, saying “you can’t ignore India.”
“Next year, all of the top teams from across the world will compete in the ODI World Cup, which will be held in India. India is a force that cannot be ignored in any sport. India has made significant contributions to sports, especially cricket. Cricket without India is nothing,” the Minister of Sports acknowledged.
Asian Cricket Council Chief Jay Shah made the touch upon Tuesday that the Asia Cup could possibly be moved to a impartial location if India doesn’t journey to Pakistan for subsequent yr’s competitors.
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The residence ministry will resolve whether or not the cricket crew will journey to Pakistan for the Asia Cup
Anurag Thakur remarked, “There are always opportunities. Who would have imagined COVID-19? Anything is possible, but the prospects of an Indian squad visiting Pakistan are slim. The home ministry will make the choice in this case. Overall, the protection and safety of players is a crucial issue,” the minister reportedly mentioned, as per PTI.
The Pakistani cricket group has responded strongly to Jay Shah’s assertion. Since final yr, Pakistan has welcomed high international groups to its stadiums. Recently, groups like Australia and England have visited the nation.
Jay Shah’s remarks, based on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), have been unilateral and would “split” the cricket world. Moving the Asia Cup from Pakistan “may effect future events in India,” together with the World Cup, it was additional acknowledged.
The PCB launched an announcement during which it acknowledged that “the overall impact of such statements have the potential to split the Asian and international cricket communities and can impact Pakistan’s visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle.”
The match will happen simply days earlier than India and Pakistan sq. off in Melbourne on Sunday within the Twenty20 World Cup opener.
India and Pakistan’s bilateral cricket matches are nonetheless on maintain; they now solely compete in opposition to one another in multi-team tournaments.
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Team India final visited Pakistan for a bilateral sequence in 2005–06 below Rahul Dravid
Under Rahul Dravid’s steering, India final visited Pakistan for a bilateral sequence in 2005–06. Since Pakistan’s tour of India for 3 T20Is and the identical variety of ODIs in 2012–13, the estranged neighbours haven’t engaged in a bilateral cricket sequence.
In relation to Kashmir and Pakistani cross-border terrorism, relations between India and Pakistan have been strained. After terrorist assaults in Jammu and Kashmir, which India claims have been carried out by teams with ties to Pakistan, bilateral relations between the 2 nations took a extreme hit.
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