Last Update: March 16, 2023, 2:20 pm IST
Shoaib Akhtar wants to watch India vs Pakistan final in Asia Cup and OD WC. (Pic credit: IG/imshoibakhtar)
Deadlock over Asia Cup 2023 venue continues with neither BCCI nor PCB ready to budge
Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has suggested a new name for the venue of the upcoming Asia Cup, which is to be hosted by Pakistan in September this year.
talking to news agency YearThe great fast bowler suggested that the event be held in Sri Lanka if it is Asian. Cricket The Council (ACC) is seriously considering to change the venue as per the demand of India.
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Tug of war between BCCI and Pakistan Cricket The board continues after the Indian board refused to send its team across the border due to security concerns.
In response to the BCCI’s refusal, the PCB retaliated by threatening Pakistan not to travel to India for the ODI World Cup.
While a final decision is yet to be taken, possibly by the end of March, Akhtar, who is currently associated with Legends League Cricket, gave his views on the complex matter.
Akhtar said that either the right to host the Asia Cup 2023 should remain with Pakistan or the event should be shifted to Sri Lanka, who are the defending champions.
Besides this, the former speedster wanted to see India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup final as well as the World Cup final.
“I want 2023 Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan, if not Pakistan then it should be in Sri Lanka. I want to see India and Pakistan play finals in Asia Cup and World Cup. There should be nothing but India-Pakistan finals in world cricket. Year,
PCB chairman Najam Sethi had recently said that he is ready to address the issue in the upcoming ACC and ICC meetings, where they will unveil all possible options in an attempt to negotiate with India. He also made it clear that India will not face any security related problems.
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“We have kept all options open to us and I will have to take a clear position when I go to the ACC and ICC meetings. When all the teams are coming to Pakistan and there is no problem regarding security. Then why is India worried about security? Similarly, we may have security concerns even when we send our team to India for the World Cup,” Sethi had said during an interaction with the media.
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