No constitutional or contractual way Pakistan can be banned from World Cup: BCCI officials [#279]

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

Stepping up the offensive against Pakistan in the wake of the deadly Pulwama terror attack, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC), asking it to oust Pakistan from the upcoming 2019 Cricket World Cup in England and Wales.

IndiaTV has learnt that BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has sent an email to the ICC, requesting to remove Pakistan from the World Cup as it has continued to harbour terrorists in its own backyard and has provided support to terrorism against India.

Forty CRPF personnel were killed last week in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district when a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the bus on which the CRPF jawans were travelling.

The BCCI has categorically stated in its letter that the mood in the nation is against playing Pakistan and India would not compromise when it comes to terrorism.

The recent move from the BCCI comes a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement where he failed to condemn the Pulwama terror attack.

The Cricket World Cup begins on May 30 in England. India is scheduled to play Pakistan in Manchester on June 16."

https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/...om-2019-world-cup-for-its-terror-links-505425

 

[a_tahir]

They can't be serious.
Anything to further feed the war mongers from India i guess

 

[shah_1]

Lol is this serious? )

 

[rhony]

WOW. This has escalated real quick. ICC will certainly not entertain this. Also, seems to me like an empty threat as BCCI did not issue an ultimatum that they will skip the world cup otherwise. That would be a huge blow if they did

 

[MenInG]

They can't be serious.
Anything to further feed the war mongers from India i guess

Am afraid this is now looking rather moronic by BCCI

What happened is that someone in the BCCI think tank thought about it - came to the conclusion that they wanted to play the World Cup

 

[Stewie]

Pick your battles wisely, India!

 

[Manager101]

Pathetic BCCI

 

[RickyG]

India doubling down on their threats.

How embarrassing will it be now when the likes of Chahal and co take the field against Pakistan?

Indians now you have to forfeit the streak.

 

[a_tahir]

There's more chance Ahmad Shahzad will be pakistan's highest odi run scorer than Pakistan getting ousted from the WC.
It is just NOT going to happen.
BCCI is just making a fool out of themselves

 

[Canford Cliffs]

Now this is silly from BCCI. We dont own ICC.....so cant oust Pakistan from a world tournament. Just forefiet India's match with them....thats all.

 

[Canford Cliffs]

India doubling down on their threats.

How embarrassing will it be now when the likes of Chahal and co take the field against Pakistan?

Indians now you have to forfeit the streak.

Don't think it will be a massive issue. I remember Dhawan's tweet after Hasan Ali did that antics in the wagah border. Then went onto spank Ali all over the park in Asia cup. That short arm pull and cracking sound still echoes in my ear....aaahh whatta feeling. So Chahal will be fine when and if we play with Pakistan.

 

[RickyG]

Now this is silly from BCCI. We dont own ICC.....so cant oust Pakistan from a world tournament. Just forefiet India's match with them....thats all.

Agreed! You guys should definitely forfeit the match. If I was an Indian, I wouldn't be able to show my face around if the Indian team took the field against Pakistan now. DO IT!

 

[Nov15]

Has to be fake news. India TV has zero credibility.

 

[RickyG]

Don't think it will be a massive issue. I remember Dhawan's tweet after Hasan Ali did that antics in the wagah border. Then went onto spank Ali all over the park in Asia cup. That short arm pull and cracking sound still echoes in my ear....aaahh whatta feeling. So Chahal will be fine when and if we play with Pakistan.

This is different! You guys want war and you guys want Pakistan out of the world cup. Have some self-respect and some values. Imagine if you can't even stand for what you believe in. Forfeit is the absolute minimum.

More statements!

 

[Madplayer]

If India has a problem then India should pull out lol stupidity is asking ICC to remove others.

 

[cricket4all]

If the news is true I suppose Pakistan under the same logic can ask ICC to throw India out for the suffering they have given innocent Kashmiris. Then again ICC is now about money and India have more power because of the money they provide to the ICC.

 

[Mueez]

Lol is this true )

Itna masla hai tou khud na participate karo.

 

[a_tahir]

They played pakistan in the cwc99 when the Kargil war was ongoing.
This is all talk.
Nothing will happen.

 

[a_tahir]

Lol is this true )

Itna masla hai tou khud na participate karo.

Can't be true.
BCCI don't have the guts.
They're all about talking nothing else

 

[Canford Cliffs]

They played pakistan in the cwc99 when the Kargil war was ongoing.
This is all talk.
Nothing will happen.

Now the anger for Pakistan is more than 99 since we are in internet era and news spread faster.

 

[shailee]

Very good decision by BCCI.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Now this is silly from BCCI. We dont own ICC.....so cant oust Pakistan from a world tournament. Just forefiet India's match with them....thats all.

Or skip the world cup.

Though both will be stupidity.


Then again this is IndiaTV.

I will wait for other news channels to report this.

 

[a_tahir]

Now the anger for Pakistan is more than 99 since we are in internet era and news spread faster.

Nothing can be more than a war.
Doesn't matter what era it happens

 

[cricketjoshila]

Am afraid this is now looking rather moronic by BCCI

What happened is that someone in the BCCI think tank thought about it - came to the conclusion that they wanted to play the World Cup

Anyone else reporting this? Dont trust IndiaTv.

This is shocking if true.

 

[MenInG]

Anyone else reporting this? Dont trust IndiaTv.

This is shocking if true.

Would be a huge boo boo if they make it up.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Would be a huge boo boo if they make it up.

I asked cpl of guys. No one knows anything yet. If it did happen it was total hush hush.

 

[someone21]

There is no quote, nothing in the details. Just another channel trying to boost its number, and stupid OP is helping them...

 

[Slim]

Would be a massive humiliation if ICC tells them to bugger off. BCCI played themselves into this, going to end up with a egg on their face.

 

[Canford Cliffs]

Would be a massive humiliation if ICC tells them to bugger off. BCCI played themselves into this, going to end up with a egg on their face.

ICC wont tell that. And If I can be very candid, if BCCI threatens ICC that remove Pakistan or India will pull out, ICC will have no options rather than removing Pakistan. That is because 90% sponsors will pull out if India decides not to play and Star Sports will launch a hefty fine on ICC. Removing Pakistan, though will be morally incorrect, wont affect the wallet of ICC much.

Having said all that, don't this news is true. India TV speaks lies in every sentence.

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Oh my God, this is beyond pathetic, if true.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Hats off to BCCI if its true

 

[hasanali22]

ICC wont tell that. And If I can be very candid, if BCCI threatens ICC that remove Pakistan or India will pull out, ICC will have no options rather than removing Pakistan. That is because 90% sponsors will pull out if India decides not to play and Star Sports will launch a hefty fine on ICC. Removing Pakistan, though will be morally incorrect, wont affect the wallet of ICC much.

Having said all that, don't this news is true. India TV speaks lies in every sentence.

You are correct. But I cannot imagine that BCCI would ask this from ICC.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Now the anger for Pakistan is more than 99 since we are in Modi era

Corrected

 

[Oxfordchamp]

You are correct. But I cannot imagine that BCCI would ask this from ICC.

Fake news.

 

[Nov15]

Would be a huge boo boo if they make it up.

LOL. You don’t know India TV. Some years back they would run 30 minute segments on stories like “Alien ki UFO ne gaay (cow) ko uthaa liya” with shoddy graphics.

 

[Usman Chadda]

ICC wont tell that. And If I can be very candid, if BCCI threatens ICC that remove Pakistan or India will pull out, ICC will have no options rather than removing Pakistan. That is because 90% sponsors will pull out if India decides not to play and Star Sports will launch a hefty fine on ICC. Removing Pakistan, though will be morally incorrect, wont affect the wallet of ICC much.

Having said all that, don't this news is true. India TV speaks lies in every sentence.

Pakistan is not getting removed from any tournament ever, let alone an ICC tournament. If something like this happens, ICC will be humiliated beyond a way back. A political issue between two countries can no way lead to an ouster of one of the biggest nations to play this already scarcely followed sports.

The funny part is that they are using the CEO's name in the article. As if that fellow has not been embarrassed enough recently

 

[sshakir411]

An entire nation gone stupid

 

[saeed5646]

ICC wont tell that. And If I can be very candid, if BCCI threatens ICC that remove Pakistan or India will pull out, ICC will have no options rather than removing Pakistan. That is because 90% sponsors will pull out if India decides not to play and Star Sports will launch a hefty fine on ICC. Removing Pakistan, though will be morally incorrect, wont affect the wallet of ICC much.

Having said all that, don't this news is true. India TV speaks lies in every sentence.

You are delusional as majority of you guys are .hahahahahahahahahahahah bcci if threaten icc they will remove pak .btw genuis do your math and check how much icc generate from pak,india single match .if your board have balls they should forfiet the match.let the indian sponsor and other board suffer from this .

Bcci won.t hurt there home base sponsor .they have no choice

 

[srh]

Now this is silly from BCCI. We dont own ICC.....so cant oust Pakistan from a world tournament. Just forefiet India's match with them....thats all.

not exactly true; India has lot of say in ICC more than all the other nations combined; its possible that ICC may kick out Pakistan from WC if India made it absolutely mandatory

 

[cricketjoshila]

You are delusional as majority of you guys are .hahahahahahahahahahahah bcci if threaten icc they will remove pak .btw genuis do your math and check how much icc generate from pak,india single match .if your board have balls they should forfiet the match.let the indian sponsor and other board suffer from this .

Bcci won.t hurt there home base sponsor .they have no choice

If ICC has to choose one between India or Pakistan on the basis of money, who will they choose?

Sponsors wont be the reason for BCCI not forfeiting the match.

 

[Pete Rose]

doesnt sound credible

 

[Canford Cliffs]

You are delusional as majority of you guys are .hahahahahahahahahahahah bcci if threaten icc they will remove pak .btw genuis do your math and check how much icc generate from pak,india single match .if your board have balls they should forfiet the match.let the indian sponsor and other board suffer from this .

Bcci won.t hurt there home base sponsor .they have no choice

Think we have been called delusional and laughed off as well when Pak launched a legal case for breaching the MOU. What happened, not only ICC rejected PCBs case but make them pay case charges. So a BCCI/PCB fight in ICC court only has 1 winner. I am 100% sure if tomorrow BCCI asks ICC that you have to choose between India or Pakistan for world cup, ICC will easily dump Pakistan. Its a no brainer since India brings more money.

Its true that ICC generate lots of money from Ind-Pak match. But if only 1 team have to play, there wont be an Indo-Pak match anyway. ICC will make more money from other Indian matches than Pak ones.

 

[a_tahir]

Think we have been called delusional and laughed off as well when Pak launched a legal case for breaching the MOU. What happened, not only ICC rejected PCBs case but make them pay case charges. So a BCCI/PCB fight in ICC court only has 1 winner. I am 100% sure if tomorrow BCCI asks ICC that you have to choose between India or Pakistan for world cup, ICC will easily dump Pakistan. Its a no brainer since India brings more money.

Its true that ICC generate lots of money from Ind-Pak match. But if only 1 team have to play, there wont be an Indo-Pak match anyway. ICC will make more money from other Indian matches than Pak ones.

If Pakistan doesn't play in the WC then cricket in Pak will be finished.
Cricket is already dying.
Only one country can't run cricket.

 

[rhony]

If the news is true I suppose Pakistan under the same logic can ask ICC to throw India out for the suffering they have given innocent Kashmiris. Then again ICC is now about money and India have more power because of the money they provide to the ICC.

Lol. I'm glad Pakistan isn't as stupid as you. Why will Pakistan, a sovereign nation ask an independent body ICC to ban another sovereign nation India for anything they did in their own country? That would be interference

 

[Usman Chadda]

If ICC has to choose one between India or Pakistan on the basis of money, who will they choose?

Sponsors wont be the reason for BCCI not forfeiting the match.

You are kidding yourself if ICC even thinks about choosing anyone. Something like this will destroy ICC's credibility beyond repair, and send world cricket spiralling into oblivion. It might be fun for you, as you'll have IPL 365 days a year, but the cricketing world will crumble if you exclude one of the biggest teams to play this sport since its inception. Just the fact that your puny mind is even thinking of considering this is hilarious

You're talking about excluding Pakistan, not some grade division associate level team.

 

[saeed5646]

If ICC has to choose one between India or Pakistan on the basis of money, who will they choose?

Sponsors wont be the reason for BCCI not forfeiting the match.

Then icc won.t be icc simple.bcci can try create another icc - pakistan

 

[rhony]

Think we have been called delusional and laughed off as well when Pak launched a legal case for breaching the MOU. What happened, not only ICC rejected PCBs case but make them pay case charges. So a BCCI/PCB fight in ICC court only has 1 winner. I am 100% sure if tomorrow BCCI asks ICC that you have to choose between India or Pakistan for world cup, ICC will easily dump Pakistan. Its a no brainer since India brings more money.

Its true that ICC generate lots of money from Ind-Pak match. But if only 1 team have to play, there wont be an Indo-Pak match anyway. ICC will make more money from other Indian matches than Pak ones.

ICC will never "dump" Pakistan. It will alienate BCCI is they actually ask that. I firmly agree with some posters that this is fake news. It is time for ICC to go the way of FIFA and ban countries for political interference.

 

[troodon]

Mostly fake news.

India tv is a joke channel.

 

[saeed5646]

Think we have been called delusional and laughed off as well when Pak launched a legal case for breaching the MOU. What happened, not only ICC rejected PCBs case but make them pay case charges. So a BCCI/PCB fight in ICC court only has 1 winner. I am 100% sure if tomorrow BCCI asks ICC that you have to choose between India or Pakistan for world cup, ICC will easily dump Pakistan. Its a no brainer since India brings more money.

Its true that ICC generate lots of money from Ind-Pak match. But if only 1 team have to play, there wont be an Indo-Pak match anyway. ICC will make more money from other Indian matches than Pak ones.

Icc don.t run on your emotions .irrc your board is not as sentimental as you they do care about international image and won.t want to be laughing stock.they can do try

Icc events pak is as important as india it should be no brainer

 

[BlackShadow]

India TV.

 

[Jingaaru]

[MENTION=76058]cricketjoshila[/MENTION] , [MENTION=147347]Canford Cliffs[/MENTION] well some ppl said that ICC dispute panel gave a biased decision in INDIA's favour as it has a lot of say in ICC due to its financial power and that's why it has got a lot of influence over ICC. Although its wrong but if they still think its the reason for PCB's plea getting dismissed then how can they say PCB wont get ousted from world cup. Whom will ICC choose if it has to choose either INDIA or PAK ? Had INDIA been not knocked out in WC 2007 then ICC would have been still using the same format but INDIA getting knocked out made that WORLD CUP a total loss for ICC and it scrapped that format for future WCs. Pak couldnt progress after league stage in 2003 WC but INDIA went to the finals and it was a hugely successful world cup for ICC. So its a no brainer that whom will ICC choose between INDIA and Pakistan if BCCI tells ICC to oust PAKISTAN even if it will be morally incorrect coz ICC will not want a world cup which will be a disaster for them financially. They got a bit of its taste of it in 2007 WC when INDIA at least played three games. A world cup without INDIA is unimaginable for ICC . They know what effect it will have on World Cup. After all ICC also needs money for various cricketing activities and it depends a lot on BCCI.

Secondly INDIA TV has got ZERO credibility, so ppl should not jump the gun. It has got history of creating fake and sensational news. People should wait untill and unless ICC makes a statement about it.

 

[Savak]

[MENTION=76058]cricketjoshila[/MENTION] , [MENTION=147347]Canford Cliffs[/MENTION] well some ppl said that ICC dispute panel gave a biased decision in INDIA's favour as it has a lot of say in ICC due to its financial power and that's why it has got a lot of influence over ICC. Although its wrong but if they still think its the reason for PCB's plea getting dismissed then how can they say PCB wont get ousted from world cup. Whom will ICC choose if it has to choose either INDIA or PAK ? Had INDIA been not knocked out in WC 2007 then ICC would have been still using the same format but INDIA getting knocked out made that WORLD CUP a total loss for ICC and it scrapped that format for future WCs. Pak couldnt progress after league stage in 2003 WC but INDIA went to the finals and it was a hugely successful world cup for ICC. So its a no brainer that whom will ICC choose between INDIA and Pakistan if BCCI tells ICC to oust PAKISTAN even if it will be morally incorrect coz ICC will not want a world cup which will be a disaster for them financially. They got a bit of its taste of it in 2007 WC when INDIA at least played three games. A world cup without INDIA is unimaginable for ICC . They know what effect it will have on World Cup. After all ICC also needs money for various cricketing activities and it depends a lot on BCCI.

Secondly INDIA TV has got ZERO credibility, so ppl should not jump the gun. It has got history of creating fake and sensational news. People should wait untill and unless ICC makes a statement about it.

There were reports that the ICC itself had been requesting the BCCI to have more frequent cricketing ties with Pakistan because India and Pakistan not playing frequently was resulting in big losses for the ICC in general over the last 10 years but the BCCI is perfectly happy with the status quo of isolating Pakistan as much as possible.

 

[criclove34]

India is getting overboard BULLY

As a South African I find this as Bully attitude from India...
Sportsmanship and politics must be kept separate. Occupation by partheld SA or occupation in Kashmir.

Why don't pak and Indy have election and let people decide for Good.

Any Pak and India why don't have election in Kashmir as what civilized world do.

 

[ravisurya]

Would take anything on India Tv with a pinch of salt.

 

[Canford Cliffs]

[MENTION=76058]cricketjoshila[/MENTION] , [MENTION=147347]Canford Cliffs[/MENTION] well some ppl said that ICC dispute panel gave a biased decision in INDIA's favour as it has a lot of say in ICC due to its financial power and that's why it has got a lot of influence over ICC. Although its wrong but if they still think its the reason for PCB's plea getting dismissed then how can they say PCB wont get ousted from world cup. Whom will ICC choose if it has to choose either INDIA or PAK ? Had INDIA been not knocked out in WC 2007 then ICC would have been still using the same format but INDIA getting knocked out made that WORLD CUP a total loss for ICC and it scrapped that format for future WCs. Pak couldnt progress after league stage in 2003 WC but INDIA went to the finals and it was a hugely successful world cup for ICC. So its a no brainer that whom will ICC choose between INDIA and Pakistan if BCCI tells ICC to oust PAKISTAN even if it will be morally incorrect coz ICC will not want a world cup which will be a disaster for them financially. They got a bit of its taste of it in 2007 WC when INDIA at least played three games. A world cup without INDIA is unimaginable for ICC . They know what effect it will have on World Cup. After all ICC also needs money for various cricketing activities and it depends a lot on BCCI.

Secondly INDIA TV has got ZERO credibility, so ppl should not jump the gun. It has got history of creating fake and sensational news. People should wait untill and unless ICC makes a statement about it.

If its a choice between India and Pakistan, it will always be India because we are superpowers in cricket. Its a no brainer actually. ICC has recently shown PCB where it stands in the MoU saga. Even most posters here are aware where the priority of ICC lies but wont accept it just to look tough.

Having said that, none of these will happen as BCCI cant legally oust any team since they own ICC. The only thing BCCI can do (and I think they will do) is to boycott the group game on 16th June in Manchester. We are not in the same group for next years T20 World cup anyway and bilateral series is out of question. For the next decade, Ind-Pak will only play if the two team meets in knock out ICC matches.

 

[Jingaaru]

There were reports that the ICC itself had been requesting the BCCI to have more frequent cricketing ties with Pakistan because India and Pakistan not playing frequently was resulting in big losses for the ICC in general over the last 10 years but the BCCI is perfectly happy with the status quo of isolating Pakistan as much as possible.

Exactly, ICC is also making big losses but its helpless. The situation will get worse when COA will leave and BCCI will have its elected office bearers as it was COA which went ahead and made sure that INDIA played CHAMPIONS TROPHY when all the BCCI office bearers were against it. Once the elected members will come then they will try to screw ICC too as the old guards of the BCCI like Niranjan Shah, Srininvasan aka Srini Mama will have their representatives as office bearers of BCCI. Firstly Indian Govt will not allow for INDO-PAK matches and even if Government allows then BCCI will say that they r too busy playing with other nations as they are holding grudges with PCB also for getting dragged to ICC dispute panel ..So there are two hurdles and both of them are too big to pass to resume INDO-PAK bilateral series. This all already reflects in INDIAN TEAM's schedule till 2023. Its really a sad state of affairs but thats how it is and PULAWAMA incident has taken it all to a new and different level where one cant even give any thought about it.

 

[cricketjoshila]

You are kidding yourself if ICC even thinks about choosing anyone. Something like this will destroy ICC's credibility beyond repair, and send world cricket spiralling into oblivion. It might be fun for you, as you'll have IPL 365 days a year, but the cricketing world will crumble if you exclude one of the biggest teams to play this sport since its inception. Just the fact that your puny mind is even thinking of considering this is hilarious

You're talking about excluding Pakistan, not some grade division associate level team.

Firstly cricket wont die if Pakistan isnt playing.

Secondly if India refuses to play ICC tournaments as long as Pakistan is playing, then ICC will have to choose one. But as i said, such a scenario is unlikely.

 

[cricketjoshila]

ICC will never "dump" Pakistan. It will alienate BCCI is they actually ask that. I firmly agree with some posters that this is fake news. It is time for ICC to go the way of FIFA and ban countries for political interference.

So icc wont dump pakistan but will alienate India?

Which country shall ICC ban for political interference?

 

[a_tahir]

All of this is just for show.
We all know what's gonna happen.

Ind doesn't play a bilateral v pak for the next 5-10 years.

They only play in ICC tournaments.

It is crystal clear

 

[QuickCrick]

ICC wont tell that. And If I can be very candid, if BCCI threatens ICC that remove Pakistan or India will pull out, ICC will have no options rather than removing Pakistan. That is because 90% sponsors will pull out if India decides not to play and Star Sports will launch a hefty fine on ICC. Removing Pakistan, though will be morally incorrect, wont affect the wallet of ICC much.

Having said all that, don't this news is true. India TV speaks lies in every sentence.

Your last line lol pretty much explains why this has got this far

 

[cricketjoshila]

There were reports that the ICC itself had been requesting the BCCI to have more frequent cricketing ties with Pakistan because India and Pakistan not playing frequently was resulting in big losses for the ICC in general over the last 10 years but the BCCI is perfectly happy with the status quo of isolating Pakistan as much as possible.

How does bilateral series between India and Pakistan result in loss or profit for ICC?

 

[hasanali22]

Firstly cricket wont die if Pakistan isnt playing.

Secondly if India refuses to play ICC tournaments as long as Pakistan is playing, then ICC will have to choose one. But as i said, such a scenario is unlikely.

Think cricketjoshila is talking sense here. If the ICC had to choose between India and Pakistan they would certainly pick india. However, it is indeed a very unlikely scenario since there is already a dearth of countries playing cricket, and the indo-pak rivalry is the biggest money maker in this sport.

not to mention the bad precedent it would set, and the money ICC would lose in refunding all Pakistan matches for the World cup.

 

[a_tahir]

Firstly cricket wont die if Pakistan isnt playing.

Secondly if India refuses to play ICC tournaments as long as Pakistan is playing, then ICC will have to choose one. But as i said, such a scenario is unlikely.

If pakistan doesn't play, cricket will go down A LOT and that's a fact. Don't forget Pakistan is the second largest cricket playing nation.

You can't just keep a sport alive just by having one country play it.

 

[Jingaaru]

If its a choice between India and Pakistan, it will always be India because we are superpowers in cricket. Its a no brainer actually. ICC has recently shown PCB where it stands in the MoU saga. Even most posters here are aware where the priority of ICC lies but wont accept it just to look tough.

Having said that, none of these will happen as BCCI cant legally oust any team since they own ICC. The only thing BCCI can do (and I think they will do) is to boycott the group game on 16th June in Manchester. We are not in the same group for next years T20 World cup anyway and bilateral series is out of question. For the next decade, Ind-Pak will only play if the two team meets in knock out ICC matches.

Hmmmm, I agree with you that for the next decade, Ind-Pak will only play if the two team meets in knock out ICC matches. Let's see what happens in this WC.

 

[Khurrams22]

Haha....love it. They scared to face us in cricket ground and they want to battle us at the borders .....one word for Indians Lallo

 

[Misia]

PCB, needs to take the morale High gound stay completely shtump about wc group match or anything else regards ind/pak cricket, tell every employee especially players no public comments about this , keep heads held High and concentrate on psl,aus odd and england tour and wc.... We will take the field India can do whatever it chooses to

 

[a_tahir]

To be deadly honest, i don't think cricket is even suitable with this era and these arguments are just making it even harder to keep the game alive.
It's already going downhill in England, Australia and Nz. Many schools in England don't even have a cricket team.
So as i said before if even 1 major cricketing nation stops playing cricket then cricket will die.
And these indians that are wishing that pak gets kicked out of the WC need to be aware of this.

Then these Indians can have fun watching IPL matches 24/7.

 

[wasimjunior]

So icc wont dump pakistan but will alienate India?

Which country shall ICC ban for political interference?

Maybe things are different in your village but in the West id India doesn’t want to play same tournament As a team- it’s for them to sit it out.

Financial clout aside they cant ask who can and not play in a tournament.

 

[rhony]

So icc wont dump pakistan but will alienate India?

Which country shall ICC ban for political interference?

Remember how every board alienated BCCI during the financial negotiations for ICC handouts. It will be the same case if BCCI insists on banning Pakistan. They will not gain any support from other boards as Sport is supposed to be independent of politics.

As far as banning nations for political interference, my suggestion was to follow FIFA. It is far fetched at this point as most countries in Asia have political or judicial interference. The head of PCB is Pakistan PM. BCCI is in a judicial mess. BD and SL boards are routinely mired with politics as well. It should not be the case.

 

[Mirpur express]

Typical Indian attitude!! I think they are running scared, but some1 should assure them that Pakistan will only attack with bat & ball...I can vouch for that ... Kassam se

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

If true then BCCI has lost its marbles along with the rest of India

 

[topspin]

All that now awaits is Virat Kohli to come out and make his pleas for war but unlike most of his nation he is a sane and rational individual.

 

[DRsohail]

Once agian thank you Jinnah for giving us separated land, Cant imagine living among those people which i have seen for the past few days on media. THerewas a general yalk in our ward today about Jinnah and I felt proud that 20 out of twenty guys said what a blessing Jinnah was to give is Pakistan.I can just laugh here what BCCI is demanding.

 

[SportsWarrior]

looks like fake news.. if BCCI did really ask, they are stupid... i don't think any Indian with iota of common sense will support it.. No one can stop India can walking away from WC, but it will be stupidity to ask ICC to remove Pak.

i will wait for credible news source before i make up my mind

 

[a_tahir]

All that now awaits is Virat Kohli to come out and make his pleas for war but unlike most of his nation he is a sane and rational individual.

The world will end on the day Virat kohli pledges war on Pak.
He's too sane for that

 

[rhony]

To be deadly honest, i don't think cricket is even suitable with this era and these arguments are just making it even harder to keep the game alive.
It's already going downhill in England, Australia and Nz. Many schools in England don't even have a cricket team.
So as i said before if even 1 major cricketing nation stops playing cricket then cricket will die.
And these indians that are wishing that pak gets kicked out of the WC need to be aware of this.

Then these Indians can have fun watching IPL matches 24/7.

IPL 24x7 is the end game. NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL show that it's possible. India has the size and financial clout to support it.

 

[rhony]

The world will end on the day Virat kohli pledges war on Pak.
He's too sane for that

Virat is emotional. The world will end if Dhoni says something about it. That dude is even officially part of Indian Army but hasn't said anything stupid yet. He's a diplomat and knows what to say.

 

[a_tahir]

IPL 24x7 is the end game. NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL show that it's possible. India has the size and financial clout to support it.

Have fun watching the IPL with no foreign players in it.
Plus cricket isn't an one hour game.
U can't compare between these sports.

 

[slipcatch]

Why do Indian feel they are the most important people in the world?

It is like an old fat aunty after becoming newly rich and now she wants to control everything from who get married to whom just because she has more money.

Seriously, what are you being fed as news and info regarding rest of the world?

 

[rhony]

Have fun watching the IPL with no foreign players in it.
Plus cricket isn't an one hour game.
U can't compare between these sports.

Who said anything about lack of foreign players. Aren't all the south American teams providing superstars to European football leagues? No league can compete with IPL financially and international cricket will be relevant only during world cups. As I said, there is still time for that and it's the end game. Your own point that cricket is dying in other countries validates my argument.