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"As PCB Chair, I urged the ACC to play in UAE but poor excuses were made to accommodate Sri Lanka": Najam Sethi

He was correct it's not the ideal time for cricket in Sri Lanka. I'm confident that more matches will be disrupted by rain in this Asia Cup.
 
Just because something was done before, it doesn't mean it should be done again. It is a good 10-15 degrees hotter in the UAE at the moment than Sri Lanka
 
UAE would be a better choice than Sri Lanka in terms of weather but it is always a wise decision to play a tournament at a place where the host nation is playing.
 
Sethi wanting to take a swipe at Jay Shah also via this tweet
 
Would’ve been better for our players if the games played in Sri Lanka were held in India instead.
 
You would expect that ACC would act as an individual body and make decisions that would benefit the council and its members in terms of revenue and also lead to cricket spreading.

A tournament that was to be hosted by PCB is being controlled by BCCI. BCCI got the Asia cup to be held in Sri Lanka during monsoon season. I fact, games like Pak vs India that could had been held in dambulla was being held in these areas on purpose as BCCi said that in Sri Lanka they will not play in Dambulla.

Meanwhile, the host country, Pakistan, is traveling back and forth to Lahore, Multan and Sri Lanka to play games.

Was PCB really that spineless? Najem Sethi and Rameez Raja talked soon much, this is what they left for us? Zaka Ashraf also talked and couldn't even get the host country's name on the jersey.

This is one pathetic galli Mohalla tournament going on.
 
Dramaybaaz. He was at fault. Than why play in a tournament if you as a host were being made into a puppet
 
T20s start at 6 PM.
ODIs start at 2.30 PM.
Not wise to play in such heat before world cup.
 
Why would any team like to play in the UAE heat that too just before the World Cup?
 
You would expect that ACC would act as an individual body and make decisions that would benefit the council and its members in terms of revenue and also lead to cricket spreading.

A tournament that was to be hosted by PCB is being controlled by BCCI. BCCI got the Asia cup to be held in Sri Lanka during monsoon season. I fact, games like Pak vs India that could had been held in dambulla was being held in these areas on purpose as BCCi said that in Sri Lanka they will not play in Dambulla.

Meanwhile, the host country, Pakistan, is traveling back and forth to Lahore, Multan and Sri Lanka to play games.

Was PCB really that spineless? Najem Sethi and Rameez Raja talked soon much, this is what they left for us? Zaka Ashraf also talked and couldn't even get the host country's name on the jersey.

This is one pathetic galli Mohalla tournament going on.
What did PCB expect? They got shown up at the ICC DRC. Smart one would have shut shop and played it quietly. instead motor mouths ran the organization. This is what you get when that happens
 
You would expect that ACC would act as an individual body and make decisions that would benefit the council and its members in terms of revenue and also lead to cricket spreading.

A tournament that was to be hosted by PCB is being controlled by BCCI. BCCI got the Asia cup to be held in Sri Lanka during monsoon season. I fact, games like Pak vs India that could had been held in dambulla was being held in these areas on purpose as BCCi said that in Sri Lanka they will not play in Dambulla.

Meanwhile, the host country, Pakistan, is traveling back and forth to Lahore, Multan and Sri Lanka to play games.

Was PCB really that spineless? Najem Sethi and Rameez Raja talked soon much, this is what they left for us? Zaka Ashraf also talked and couldn't even get the host country's name on the jersey.

This is one pathetic galli Mohalla tournament going on.
PCB is an entity within Pakistan, so yea, PCB is spineless.
 
Just because something was done before, it doesn't mean it should be done again. It is a good 10-15 degrees hotter in the UAE at the moment than Sri Lanka
Papa ki pari Jay Shah made sure the tournament gets decimated by rain, and he has four teams twiddling thumbs in Sri Lanka watching from their dressing rooms or hotel rooms.

Even if it’s a ‘good 10-15 degrees hotter in the UAE’, atleast we wouldn’t be running the chance of having every game washed out by thunderstorms.

When Bangladesh had the common sense to refuse hosting this tournament during this season, papa’s princess Jay Shah should have realized Sri Lanka would have the same challengers. Instead, the corrupt buffoons at Sri Lanka Cricket Board stayed silent and Shah was more than happy to go along with that.

Reeks if corruption, nothing else.
 
With Colombo witnessing heavy rains over the last few days, the Asian Cricket Council is deliberating a shift in the venue for the Super 4 stages of the Asia Cup. The Indian Express understands that the teams have been apprised of the situation in Sri Lanka’s capital and Pallekele and Dambulla are understood to be looked at as alternate options.

The ongoing Asia Cup which is being played in a hybrid model in Pakistan and Sri Lanka has the all important Super 4 stage coming up starting next week. The event hosted by Pakistan is also being played in Sri Lanka after India’s refusal to cross the LOC. As previously reported by this newspaper, when ACC zeroed in on Sri Lanka as the second venue, Sri Lanka Cricket had suggested they would host the event in Dambulla, which is a dry region in the central part of the country.

However with the broadcasters and teams showing reluctance to travel to Dambulla, Pallekele and Colombo were picked as venues. However with this being monsoon season in the island both these places have been witnessing heavy rainfall over the past five days. Even Saturday’s match between India and Pakistan in Pallekele was washed out.

While there was hope that the situation could change in Colombo, the recent rains in the capital city are now forcing the ACC to rethink. Although the first match in Colombo is only on September 9, the ACC is concerned about the weather forecast that doesn’t seem very promising. Sri Lanka doesn’t usually host matches in September beyond the first week of the month because of wet conditions and in case the Super 4 stages go ahead in Colombo, it would be on the mercy of the rain gods.

With two more matches remaining in Pakistan, the ACC is likely to take a final call on the venue over the next 24-48 hours. Keeping the tournament in Pallekele also comes with the risk of rain.

Indian Express
 
T20s start at 6 PM.
ODIs start at 2.30 PM.
Not wise to play in such heat before world cup.
Could play ODIs at 5:30pm like they did when Australia played Pakistan in UAE in August/September 2012
 
Based on a media report:

Zaka Ashraf, over a phone call, has spoken to Jay Shah about shifting the remaining matches from Sri Lanka to Pakistan.

"There is rain forecast in the coming days in Sri Lanka. It is better to shift matches to Pakistan as there is no rain for the entire month"

Jay Shah replied:

"We are monitoring the situation"
 
I think the only viable option is to move the remaining matches to Pakistan. Will be difficult to get logistics, broadcasters ,ground preparations etc sorted anywhere else.
 
UAE would be a better choice than Sri Lanka in terms of weather but it is always a wise decision to play a tournament at a place where the host nation is playing.

Yet the Pak/India game had about 60% attendance whereas the two have played to packed houses in the UAE.
 
Based on a media report:

Zaka Ashraf, over a phone call, has spoken to Jay Shah about shifting the remaining matches from Sri Lanka to Pakistan.

"There is rain forecast in the coming days in Sri Lanka. It is better to shift matches to Pakistan as there is no rain for the entire month"

Jay Shah replied:

"We are monitoring the situation"
I'm sorry to say this but Jay Shah is a BCCI stooge. Someone like him should never achieve such a position in what is supposed to be a sports governing body. How did Pakistan lose influence so quickly post 2000 in Asian cricket?
 
Would go into late night and beyond prime time. Broadcasters won't agree.
I think broadcasters would take that over no matches played at all due to rain.

UAE should invest in building a retractable roof in Dubai to shield from Sun heat. They could play cricket all year round.
 
The administrators have backed themselves into a corner.

So let's get this straight. India, Bangladesh and most of Sri Lanka are in their rainy seasons.

The dry areas in Sri Lanka are Dambulla and Hambantota, but apparently SLC have never bothered to fix Dambulla's floodlights while Hambantota is in the middle of a nature reserve. It's the corrupt Rajapaksa family's pet project who seemingly didn't think about building enough accomodation around the ground.

UAE is too hot in SEP for anything longer than T20. So is Pakistan but it's their turn to host. But India won't come.

Shall we try Timbuktu ?
 
Love this picture - epitomizes this tournament

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Based on a media report:

Zaka Ashraf, over a phone call, has spoken to Jay Shah about shifting the remaining matches from Sri Lanka to Pakistan.

"There is rain forecast in the coming days in Sri Lanka. It is better to shift matches to Pakistan as there is no rain for the entire month"

Jay Shah replied:

"We are monitoring the situation"
Why is Zaka not discussing the same with Roger Binny and Rajiv Shukla who is visiting Pakistan?

As a cricket fan, I want to see the Super 4 matches. They must move the matches either to Pak or UAE.
 
The aim is to make sure PCB make the least amount of money as possible so they don't care if there is rain.
 
I'm sorry to say this but Jay Shah is a BCCI stooge. Someone like him should never achieve such a position in what is supposed to be a sports governing body. How did Pakistan lose influence so quickly post 2000 in Asian cricket?
Jay Shah is the BCCI secretary, just like the one before him was BCB President and the one before him PCB Chairman. Thats how ACC functions.

Because PCB has no to little support from BCCI . PCB and BCCI are at loggerheads. Without the money that BCCI brings through team India, there will be no ACC.
 
I think broadcasters would take that over no matches played at all due to rain.

UAE should invest in building a retractable roof in Dubai to shield from Sun heat. They could play cricket all year round.

Rains were not supposed to happen before September second week.
 
Jay Shah is the BCCI secretary, just like the one before him was BCB President and the one before him PCB Chairman. Thats how ACC functions.

Because PCB has no to little support from BCCI . PCB and BCCI are at loggerheads. Without the money that BCCI brings through team India, there will be no ACC.

The ACC can function without BCCI money, the same way as the ICC does. Both organisations functioned before India became a massive cricketing entity. The question I asked was semi-rhetorical but it was also meant to bait in this exact response...throughout the 90s Pakistan was THE asian side with massive endorsements for their top stars who were bigger than all the Indian stars...they dropped the ball on that.

The bigger issue is that the BCCI used its leverage and increasing earning power and potential to get Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on to their side while isolating Pakistan (the world wide political issues of the time also helped).

Anyway that's a whole different discussions. My point still stands, Shah is a stooge who does not want better cricket for Asian. sides.
 
The ACC can function without BCCI money, the same way as the ICC does. Both organisations functioned before India became a massive cricketing entity. The question I asked was semi-rhetorical but it was also meant to bait in this exact response...throughout the 90s Pakistan was THE asian side with massive endorsements for their top stars who were bigger than all the Indian stars...they dropped the ball on that.

The bigger issue is that the BCCI used its leverage and increasing earning power and potential to get Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on to their side while isolating Pakistan (the world wide political issues of the time also helped).

Anyway that's a whole different discussions. My point still stands, Shah is a stooge who does not want better cricket for Asian. sides.

Lol.

Come out of your delusions sir.

ICC just sold its TV rights for next 4 years and 90 per cent of the money is coming from Indian territory rights, followed by UK and then Australia.

So don't know who told you that ICC functions without Indian money.

So no world cricket isn't going to flourish without Indian money.

Even in the 90s, Indian cricketers made most money and Tendulkar held the biggest AD contract.

Pakistani players would ply their trade in county cricket season after season to earn decent money.

PCB has rubbed the BCCI the wrong way quite a few times, so its natural that these boards dont see eye to eye.

Every ACC president has been a member of one of the boards, nothing new.

Asia cups have been shifted in the past to other venues. Nothing new there either.
 
Super 4 matches will now be played in Hambantota...some news channels reporting
 
Asia Cup 2018 was played in similar weather.

Too hot is still better than every game getting washed out. How thick are you?

Thats why boards refused this time as players got injured and no one wants to risk injuries before the WC.

No matches are better than having injured players before the WC.

Hope you can process that.
 
It’s not really BCCI’s fault. UAE is too hot and not worth the risk given World Cup is near. I think India would rather play in rained off matches than in UAE or Pakistan.

India government tells BCCI not to play in Pakistan, they don’t play. It’s sad. But what can you do you try to make the most out of it. Hopefully relations between Pakistan and India improve in the future and we will no longer have this problem.
 
Thats why boards refused this time as players got injured and no one wants to risk injuries before the WC.

No matches are better than having injured players before the WC.

Hope you can process that.
Might aswell have scrapped the Asia Cup. Easy for you to say typing away on that laptop daddy got you in the comfort of your room, but there are people who have made travel plans according to this tournament.

Will the ACC compensate them for wasting their money and their time?
 
Lol.

Come out of your delusions sir.

ICC just sold its TV rights for next 4 years and 90 per cent of the money is coming from Indian territory rights, followed by UK and then Australia.

So don't know who told you that ICC functions without Indian money.

So no world cricket isn't going to flourish without Indian money.

Even in the 90s, Indian cricketers made most money and Tendulkar held the biggest AD contract.

Pakistani players would ply their trade in county cricket season after season to earn decent money.

PCB has rubbed the BCCI the wrong way quite a few times, so its natural that these boards dont see eye to eye.

Every ACC president has been a member of one of the boards, nothing new.

Asia cups have been shifted in the past to other venues. Nothing new there either.

Unfortunately you are wrong.

It took one rained out India vs Pakistan game for ACC to come begging to the SLC Board to reschedule matches out of Colombo..

That is also why BCCI has maintained cricketing matches with the PCB in ACC and ICC events.

There is too much money at stake in India vs Pakistan games and it is a broadcaster’s lottery day.
 
Lol.

Come out of your delusions sir.

ICC just sold its TV rights for next 4 years and 90 per cent of the money is coming from Indian territory rights, followed by UK and then Australia.

So don't know who told you that ICC functions without Indian money.

So no world cricket isn't going to flourish without Indian money.

Even in the 90s, Indian cricketers made most money and Tendulkar held the biggest AD contract.

Pakistani players would ply their trade in county cricket season after season to earn decent money.

PCB has rubbed the BCCI the wrong way quite a few times, so its natural that these boards dont see eye to eye.

Every ACC president has been a member of one of the boards, nothing new.

Asia cups have been shifted in the past to other venues. Nothing new there either.

I won't get into all this. Happy for you to set up another thread for this specific discussion.
 
As per a news report:

The ACC had decided to shift all the Super 4 matches of the Asia Cup 2023 to Hambantota as a long rain spell is expected in Colombo for the next 15 days and the decision was also conveyed to all members through an email.

The email was retracted soon afterwards with the ACC saying that the matches will be held in Colombo as per schedule.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their part is unhappy over the unilateral decision by the ACC and has called for an urgent meeting to resolve the matter.
 
Yeah sources saying that ACC is not keen to change venues so late and will keep it in Colombo. If game happens, it well and good...otherwise it will be a washed out tournament. Honestly speaking, its quite pathetic from ACC & Jay Shah for ruining such a good tournament. There is no way any matches happening in Colombo looking at the weather forecast.

I think PCB should act strict here and refuse to send its team to SL unless the venues change.
 
This is purely waste of time now. PCB should hold as many matches as possible in Pakistan. So that at least other teams get their matches.
 
Jay Shah has responded to Najam Sethi comments:

“All the full members, media rights holder, and in-stadia rights holders were initially hesitant to commit to hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan. This reluctance stemmed from concerns related to the security and economic situation prevailing in the country,"

"In my capacity as ACC President, I was committed to finding a viable and mutually agreeable solution. To this end, I had accepted the hybrid model that was proposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in collaboration with the ACC management. However, it's important to note that the leadership of the PCB underwent several changes, and this resulted in some back-and-forth negotiations, particularly regarding crucial aspects such as tax exemption and insurance for matches."

"The Asia Cup 2022 edition was played in the UAE in the T20 format. It's important to emphasize that the dynamics of a T20 tournament cannot be directly compared to those of a 100-over One-day format. In this context, ACC members received feedback from their respective high-performance teams, expressing concerns about playing One-day matches in the UAE in the month of September. Such a schedule could have potentially led to player fatigue and an increased risk of injuries, particularly right before the all-important ICC Cricket World Cup."

"The decision-making process regarding the Asia Cup 2023 format and venue was guided by a sincere desire to prioritize the well-being of the players, as well as the overarching interests of the sport. Ultimately, the goal was to strike a balance that would allow for a competitive and successful tournament while ensuring the health and readiness of the participating teams for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.”
 
Sincere desire for the well-being of players? What’s the point of having them travel in and out for washed out games? :))

Does this moron even think before he speaks or he thinks he doesn’t have to accountable for the filth that comes out of his mouth?

This is corruption, plain and simple. Maybe UAE wasn’t willing to give bubloo a hefty cut, the incompetent SLCB was more than happy to accommodate him.

What this actions mean is that Pakistan has pretty much lost the opportunity to have much needed practice before the World Cup.
 
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Now reports are coming that PCB has refused to send its team to Hambantota. Also, there are some reservations from Indian players of staying there due to lack of proper hotels etc. Mind you Hambantota is an area of forest land which was occupied by LTTE in the past.

Until yesterday it was almost confirmed that the tournament will be shifted to Hambantota but after today's deadlock, it will stay in Colombo where there is forecast of heavy rain until 19th Sept.
 
Thats why boards refused this time as players got injured and no one wants to risk injuries before the WC.

No matches are better than having injured players before the WC.

Hope you can process that.
But you can win the world cup with your b team.
 
Jay Shah has responded to Najam Sethi comments:

“All the full members, media rights holder, and in-stadia rights holders were initially hesitant to commit to hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan. This reluctance stemmed from concerns related to the security and economic situation prevailing in the country,"

"In my capacity as ACC President, I was committed to finding a viable and mutually agreeable solution. To this end, I had accepted the hybrid model that was proposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in collaboration with the ACC management. However, it's important to note that the leadership of the PCB underwent several changes, and this resulted in some back-and-forth negotiations, particularly regarding crucial aspects such as tax exemption and insurance for matches."

"The Asia Cup 2022 edition was played in the UAE in the T20 format. It's important to emphasize that the dynamics of a T20 tournament cannot be directly compared to those of a 100-over One-day format. In this context, ACC members received feedback from their respective high-performance teams, expressing concerns about playing One-day matches in the UAE in the month of September. Such a schedule could have potentially led to player fatigue and an increased risk of injuries, particularly right before the all-important ICC Cricket World Cup."

"The decision-making process regarding the Asia Cup 2023 format and venue was guided by a sincere desire to prioritize the well-being of the players, as well as the overarching interests of the sport. Ultimately, the goal was to strike a balance that would allow for a competitive and successful tournament while ensuring the health and readiness of the participating teams for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.”
So why is that Balance not maintained with Indian players playing in Pakistan just like Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan?
 
Almost an entire Asia Cup rained off, top notch job ACC!
 
So what will happen during CT 2025? We are back to SL again?
 
Jay Shah has responded to Najam Sethi comments:

“All the full members, media rights holder, and in-stadia rights holders were initially hesitant to commit to hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan. This reluctance stemmed from concerns related to the security and economic situation prevailing in the country,"

"In my capacity as ACC President, I was committed to finding a viable and mutually agreeable solution. To this end, I had accepted the hybrid model that was proposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in collaboration with the ACC management. However, it's important to note that the leadership of the PCB underwent several changes, and this resulted in some back-and-forth negotiations, particularly regarding crucial aspects such as tax exemption and insurance for matches."

"The Asia Cup 2022 edition was played in the UAE in the T20 format. It's important to emphasize that the dynamics of a T20 tournament cannot be directly compared to those of a 100-over One-day format. In this context, ACC members received feedback from their respective high-performance teams, expressing concerns about playing One-day matches in the UAE in the month of September. Such a schedule could have potentially led to player fatigue and an increased risk of injuries, particularly right before the all-important ICC Cricket World Cup."

"The decision-making process regarding the Asia Cup 2023 format and venue was guided by a sincere desire to prioritize the well-being of the players, as well as the overarching interests of the sport. Ultimately, the goal was to strike a balance that would allow for a competitive and successful tournament while ensuring the health and readiness of the participating teams for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.”
They had Afghanistan scheduled to play back to back games had Bangladesh not qualified.

It looks like sethis tweet hit a nerve of Jay shah.

Probably the most unprofessional acc and icc member ever... ruined the whole tournament only due to his bjp politics to damage Pakistan....
 
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PCB letter addressed to ACC President Jay Shah (leaked to a media source):

“PCB, as the host of the Asia Cup 2023, is deeply troubled by the lack of consultation and communication that led to this ostensible and unilateral decision. It is still not clear who has taken this decision and, in this regard, a clarification is demanded"

“This latest arbitrary decision, not taken with the approval of competent authorities, appears to have been made in haste and irrationally."

“The question again arises as to who is making these decisions unilaterally, without following due process and without consulting the host for the event.

“The Weather Forecast could not have possibly changed within a span of few minutes. What is the point of pandering to spectator's bookings (that too only HA of the stadium capacity) if the game is washed out? The reasoning defies logic."

“Who will be responsible for the loss of gate receipts to the PCB and the adverse impact on the ACC Event's brand value should the matches be rained out in Colombo? The ACC will have to take responsibility for the washed out matches, incremental costs if any, and also reimburse PCB for the losses of gate revenue.”
 
Jay Shah has responded to Najam Sethi comments:

“All the full members, media rights holder, and in-stadia rights holders were initially hesitant to commit to hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan. This reluctance stemmed from concerns related to the security and economic situation prevailing in the country,"

"In my capacity as ACC President, I was committed to finding a viable and mutually agreeable solution. To this end, I had accepted the hybrid model that was proposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in collaboration with the ACC management. However, it's important to note that the leadership of the PCB underwent several changes, and this resulted in some back-and-forth negotiations, particularly regarding crucial aspects such as tax exemption and insurance for matches."

"The Asia Cup 2022 edition was played in the UAE in the T20 format. It's important to emphasize that the dynamics of a T20 tournament cannot be directly compared to those of a 100-over One-day format. In this context, ACC members received feedback from their respective high-performance teams, expressing concerns about playing One-day matches in the UAE in the month of September. Such a schedule could have potentially led to player fatigue and an increased risk of injuries, particularly right before the all-important ICC Cricket World Cup."

"The decision-making process regarding the Asia Cup 2023 format and venue was guided by a sincere desire to prioritize the well-being of the players, as well as the overarching interests of the sport. Ultimately, the goal was to strike a balance that would allow for a competitive and successful tournament while ensuring the health and readiness of the participating teams for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.”


This confirms that no serious attempts were made to request permission from Indian government to travel. He has pinned the blame on everyone else LOL. It’s often used as an excuse in the media, but officially Jay Shah has pinned the blame on all other boards.

Security makes no sense given everyone but India is playing in Pakistan currently. Economic? Another stupid response.

It’s quite clear that Jay Shah is on the back foot and is trying to cover his incompetence and lack of experience. He has mishandled the World Cup Scheduling, played politics, and now is feeling the heat of Asia Cup scheduling and arrangements.

The unilateral decision making also highlights weakness and further incompetence.
 
Pakistan has hosted many international teams now - in fact, I think every international team apart from India? So security is not a valid excuse any more. However this is something that is obviously out of BCCI's hands as it will ultimately be Modi's decision so fair enough and won't blame Jay Shah or BCCI for not coming to Pakistan.

On UAE - I have said before and I'll say again, it is 40 degrees plus during the day. Yes cricket has been played at this time of the year before but that doesn't make it right. We saw the other day what happened with Haris Rauf due to the heat. I actually agree it is too hot to play in the UAE at the moment.

But moving the matches to Hambantota seemed like a logical solution given the weather situation and it seemed everyone was agreed to do this and then Jay Shah decided he didn't want that to happen so unilaterally decided the matches will stay in Colombo. This does not make any sense to me.
 
This confirms that no serious attempts were made to request permission from Indian government to travel. He has pinned the blame on everyone else LOL. It’s often used as an excuse in the media, but officially Jay Shah has pinned the blame on all other boards.

Security makes no sense given everyone but India is playing in Pakistan currently. Economic? Another stupid response.

It’s quite clear that Jay Shah is on the back foot and is trying to cover his incompetence and lack of experience. He has mishandled the World Cup Scheduling, played politics, and now is feeling the heat of Asia Cup scheduling and arrangements.

The unilateral decision making also highlights weakness and further incompetence.
Economy is also a rubbish excuse, as SriLanka had been in a worse state and only just recovering.
 
The BCCI has came out of the situation looking quite petty and pathetic.

Indians also seem obsessed with creating fake news about the economic situation in Pakistan. If you look at their right wingers they propogate news that Pakistanis are committing suicide due to starvation. To say the economic situation is not good and hence the tournament cant be played in its entirety is pandering to their lunatic supporters at home.

The PCB has played this situation quite maturely in comparison. If the next Pakistan v India match is rained off then I think its curtains for any future editions of the Asia Cup.
 
Economy is also a rubbish excuse, as SriLanka had been in a worse state and only just recovering.
Economy is good enough for 4 matches though. I'd like to see his calculations for why 4 is acceptable from an economic pov and why anymore matches are unacceptable.
 
Harbhajan Singh speaking in an interview:

"Don't know what Najam Sethi is smoking nowadays. I don't know how is he saying that they were the favourites or India does not want to play Pakistan"

"Please someone give him the whole record where India have beaten them more number of times whenever they have played against each other. This is baseless kind of a thing for him, with the kind of stature that he holds at this moment for Pakistan cricket.

"He says, India does not want to play Pakistan because India is scared. India is never scared to play anyone. Don't know where this is coming from. They needed to sit with the Asian Cricket Council and see where the tournament is going to be held.

"Whether the weather forecast was right or not. Boss, come and play us wherever you want, we will beat you."
 
UAE is very hot. I remember In 2018 during the press conference, Rohit and Sarfraz were both complaining about the heat. Pandya got injured as well during the tournament.

50 over matches during August-September in the UAE are impossible to play.
 
Thats why boards refused this time as players got injured and no one wants to risk injuries before the WC.

No matches are better than having injured players before the WC.

Hope you can process that.
This doesn't apply to IPL before big ICC tournaments though. Hope you can process that too. :inti
 
I find it ironic that he uses the economic reasons and than ends up hosting the tournament in Sri Lanka.

When your father is the home minister and gets you placed as the chairman of BCCI from where you become president of ACC than offcourse you will have inflated egos and do whatever you like.

Jay was probably a fat kid who wanted to be a cricketer but sucked at it, and had to use his dads influence to get in to cricket administration. He also kissed up to the right butts as he in the mean time he made sure a stadium is made in honor of the Butcher of Gujrat.
 
One BCCI officials saying the Asia Cup wasn't entirely in Pakistan due to security concerns.

Another BCCI official saying they were treated like kings recently in Pakistan.

Come on BCCI, get your story right!
 
The BCCI has completely embarrassed itself this time around.

Their pettiness is now impacting the average Indian cricket fan's enjoyment too.
 
Indian team wouldn't travel to Pakistan.

So either Asia cup was to be hosted without India or venue changed.

UAE is too hot. So only feasible place was Sri Lanka.


BCCI did what it could.

Pakistan must forget about hosting India for years.
 
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