BCCI general secretary Jay Shah is in Bahrain to attend an emergency meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
There is little to no chance that India will travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023, if sources are to be believed. The BCCI is firm in its stance that there is no possibility that the Men in Blue will go to the neighbouring country for the tournament, they added. The reports come as BCCI general secretary Jay Shah has reached Bahrain to attend an emergency meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
The ACC meeting in Bahrain has been called at the behest of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi. The meeting will decide the fate of the Asia Cup 2023 and its hosting rights with Pakistan. The tournament, if it is not held in Pakistan, could be shifted to either UAE with Pakistan retaining hosting rights, or to Sri Lanka.
“Jay is in Bahrain for the ACC meeting. The BCCI's stand will not change. We will not be travelling to Pakistan as we haven't got any go-ahead from the government," a BCCI source said. Recent bomb blasts in Pakistan’s Peshawar may also have increased concerns of ACC around hosting the Asia Cup in Pakistan.
Pakistan is set to host the Asia Cup in September this year. However, India has been wary of sending its cricket team across the border due to security reasons. A massive row had erupted when Jay Shah, who is also ACC chief, had said in October that India will not be travelling to Pakistan.
Then PCB chief Ramiz Raja had launched an attack on Shah, accusing the ACC chief board of taking a ‘unilateral’ decision. ACC had officially refuted the allegation saying that its repeated emails seeking recommendations from PCB on the itinerary had gone unanswered.
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