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

BCCI can put pressure on Star Sports not to broadcast the world cup.Once star sports back off, ICC will have nowhere to go then they could ask all other members to vote Pakistan off the world cup, any sane country will side with BCCI.Pakistan's spot could be taken by Ireland or any other country.
 
jadaja said:
BCCI can put pressure on Star Sports not to broadcast the world cup.Once star sports back off, ICC will have nowhere to go then they could ask all other members to vote Pakistan off the world cup, any sane country will side with BCCI.Pakistan's spot could be taken by Ireland or any other country.
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Nice day dreaming.
 
Some people on this thread are truly deluded about BCCI's power. Yes BCCI is very powerful but not powerful enough to do something like this. BCCI cannot in any way take Pakistan out of the tournament and if the BCCI backs out of the WC it will still go ahead
 
World cup is still more than 3 months away, lot of things can happen during that time.
 
BCCI to boycott the World Cup and play a series vs SL consisting of 3 Test matches, 5 ODIs and 3 T20s.
 
Chokli said:
lol are you really comparing international football to cricket? the two are apples and oranges
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They are not. It's sport at the end of the day with leagues controlling the players. Not too far fetched.
 
jadaja said:
BCCI can put pressure on Star Sports not to broadcast the world cup.Once star sports back off, ICC will have nowhere to go then they could ask all other members to vote Pakistan off the world cup, any sane country will side with BCCI.Pakistan's spot could be taken by Ireland or any other country.
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ICC has survived 100 years without Indian money, it can survive another 100.
 
No-one will support a ban of Pakistan for a conflict most of the world sees as 6 of one, half a dozen of the other.

India can choose to forfeit the match- that's up to them. This is within their power.

I really, really do not think they will, but India could protest by sitting out the cup- India will be sued by organisers, the rest of the world will shrug and play the WC.
 
Lol the BCCI could not stop the ICC from hosting the Asia Cup in UAE. The BCCI could not stop the ICC from going back from the Big 3 model. What power are we talking about here?
 
I yearn for the days when Cricket Australia and ECB used to rule Cricket. Its time for them to put the BCCI back in their third world place.
 
Joseph Gomes said:
It's disappointing to see tweets of high profile Indians on Twitter. Blaming an entire nation for a rogue terrorist attack doesn't make sense. Some are even calling for war (!) Europe had a terrorist attack once every month from 2015-2017, yet they didn't create so much outrage. India has much to learn from them.
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Not learn, the wealth of Ambani's and the IPL has created a deluded sense of arrogance in them. Need to be reminded of their third world place.
 
Savak said:
I yearn for the days when Cricket Australia and ECB used to rule Cricket. Its time for them to put the BCCI back in their third world place.
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There is better chance for PCB coming to first world place than CA or ECB can do anything with BCCI
 
BCCI should just shut their mouth and play all the WC matches. Play the matches just for the sake of the game and for your fans.
 
OMG this is soo beyond PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. If Pakistan is taken out of the ICC world cup, I am boycotting the entire WC, this coming from an INDIAN!
 
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ChennaiFan said:
There is better chance for PCB coming to first world place than CA or ECB can do anything with BCCI
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What makes you think CA or ECB can't do anything to the BCCI? Didn't the BCCI agree not to play Sehwag and risk getting banned from the ICC in 2001?
 
In other news, I heard IOC has reacted strongly against India for denying visa to Pakistan Shooters.
 
Savak said:
Lol the BCCI could not stop the ICC from hosting the Asia Cup in UAE. The BCCI could not stop the ICC from going back from the Big 3 model. What power are we talking about here?
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Icc doesnot host Asia cup. ACC does.

Indian govt stopped bcci from holding the asia cup in India as they didnot want the pakistan team in India.

The BCCI didnot withdraw or offered to withdraw during the CT 2017, they were stopped by a ever stupid CoA.
 
Seems the CoA has received legal advise that a boycott is legally tenable.

Now the question is whether its sensible or not.
 
Apparently some discussion on this in Dubai today. Lets see.
 
India are making a point - even they dont believe it will happen but they have made a point; Get it out of their system etc.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Seems the CoA has received legal advise that a boycott is legally tenable.

Now the question is whether its sensible or not.
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It might make sense in your own heads and that is fine, but would be better if India would actually do it rather than making a song and dance about it for a month before deciding they will play the game after all.
 
jadaja said:
BCCI can put pressure on Star Sports not to broadcast the world cup.Once star sports back off, ICC will have nowhere to go then they could ask all other members to vote Pakistan off the world cup, any sane country will side with BCCI.Pakistan's spot could be taken by Ireland or any other country.
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Hahah delusional indians never fails to amaze me.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our government did not even declare national mourning wants to cancel a match 3 months from now? Is that a serious response to 40 lives taken in cold blood? BJP wants2divert attn from its own fecklessness&inept handling of the crisis.We need effective action, not gesture politics <a href="https://t.co/KJZjAVDX72">https://t.co/KJZjAVDX72</a></p>— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor/status/1098817208447262721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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shaaik said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our government did not even declare national mourning wants to cancel a match 3 months from now? Is that a serious response to 40 lives taken in cold blood? BJP wants2divert attn from its own fecklessness&inept handling of the crisis.We need effective action, not gesture politics <a href="https://t.co/KJZjAVDX72">https://t.co/KJZjAVDX72</a></p>— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor/status/1098817208447262721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Some sense finally from someone.
 
Do Indian constitution has a law regarding "hate spreading"?

PCB should go to courts against some of Indian media outlets. They're on an evil media campaign against the Pakistani cricket team.
 
WhenSultansBowled said:
Do Indian constitution has a law regarding "hate spreading"?

PCB should go to courts against some of Indian media outlets. They're on an evil media campaign against the Pakistani cricket team.
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PCB should stay low and let Indian media throw tantrums. We already have China doing the same, and they aren't very popular in the West.
 
shaaik said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our government did not even declare national mourning wants to cancel a match 3 months from now? Is that a serious response to 40 lives taken in cold blood? BJP wants2divert attn from its own fecklessness&inept handling of the crisis.We need effective action, not gesture politics <a href="https://t.co/KJZjAVDX72">https://t.co/KJZjAVDX72</a></p>— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor/status/1098817208447262721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Hmm...this guy should be on PP.

"Forfeit is worse than surrender, since it would be defeat without a fight"

That's a POTW right there!!!
 
BaankeJi said:
So a terrorist attack that took 40 lives is not a good reason to boycott? What is a good enough reason then?
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No it's not. It was a terrorist attack, not attack by Pakistani government, which would have incited war. Terrorists attacks happen everywhere, US hasn't boycotted KSA despite 9/11 which killed far more people. Over 3/4th of those terrorists were Saudi citizens. It appears India is still schoolchildren regarding international politics. Throwing tantrums won't impress anybody anymore, it's 21st century. Look how silly China appeared after the Huawei scandal.
 
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Hearing that BCCI will likely boycott the Pakistan match.

CoA and legal team are in discussion regarding how to go about it.

Instructions from govt is to not play Pakistan.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Hearing that BCCI will likely boycott the Pakistan match.

CoA and legal team are in discussion regarding how to go about it.

Instructions from govt is to not play Pakistan.
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interesting hope theirs no U turn after this.
whatever decision they take should not be changed.
silly politics .
i hope ICC won't Entertain BCCI and accept their request with heavy fine and close the matter.
 
No constitutional or contractual way Pakistan can be banned from World Cup: BCCI officials

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said that there is no way of seeking a ban on Pakistan from the Cricket World Cup, Indian media reported on Thursday.

Calls by Indian cricket fans as well as cricketers — angered by last week's suicide bombing attack in Pulwama district of occupied Kashmir in which more than 40 Indian troops were killed — to boycott a World Cup match against Pakistan this summer have intensified over the last few days.

The Cricket Club of India (CCI), among the country’s oldest clubs, also joined calls for the national team to stay away from the June 16 match in Britain, as Indians accused Pakistan of not doing enough to stop militants from operating on its soil — a charge Pakistan has strongly denied.

"The BCCI and the Committee of Administrators (CoA) have not prepared any note seeking a ban on Pakistan at the upcoming World Cup and even if such a move is made, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is bound to reject it," a BCCI official was quoted as saying by NDTV Sports.

"There is absolutely no constitutional or contractual way this could happen. The ICC constitution allows members the right to participate in ICC events as long as they've qualified," the BCCI official added.

Last week, ICC said that it did not foresee any change in the schedule of the mega event starting on May 30. “There is no indication that any [of the] matches at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will not go ahead as planned,” ICC's Dave Richardson said in a statement.

India and Pakistan have not hosted a cricket series between their countries since 2013 due to political tensions.

However, the national teams have faced each other in tournaments such as the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and 2018 Asia Cup held in neutral venues.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1465206/n...an-can-be-banned-from-world-cup-bcci-official
 
cricketjoshila said:
Hearing that BCCI will likely boycott the Pakistan match.

CoA and legal team are in discussion regarding how to go about it.

Instructions from govt is to not play Pakistan.
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lets hope this is true and approved and when India make a U-Turn in 2 months time Pakistan can tell them to do one and not play them.
 
If India boycott the match ag Pakistan then it will be win win situation for both parties i-e Indian politicians and Pak team.
 
Any individual with a logical thought process would think the same.

Then again majority of India is dumb, as evident by the cringe-worthy reaction to an incident which was caused by their incompetent intelligence in the first place.

Bunch of idiots.
 
YorkshireTrust said:
lets hope this is true and approved and when India make a U-Turn in 2 months time Pakistan can tell them to do one and not play them.
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Pakistan should not react at all to any of this. India wants to do something about our involvement? Then let them do something about it.

If recent history is any indication, they can't do much except flap their mouths. Not one of these keyboard warriors here have the cojones to replace their 'jawaans' on the battlefield.

Baatein karwa lo bus in se, aur kuch kar bhi kya sakte hai ye bechari bewaqoof qaum :))
 
After getting humiliated by IOC, hopefully Indians learn their lesson. Because if they wont then they should prepare for more eggs to their face. I am enjoying this. Let the indian circus continue.
 
2free points for Pakistan and happiness for Gambhir Chahal et al, a win-win situation. Go for it India! :19:
 
The most amicable and suitable ending to this saga would be the weather intervening and non-stop rain for two days ensuring that the match can't go ahead anyway.

No need to forfeit for India so they lose nothing.

No need for any gesticulation from Pakistan so we lose nothing.

A win-win for everyone.
 
Man, I cant wait for the match. Pakistan have to go in, play with no mercy, no handshakes, no smiles, none of this KOhli worship some of the players do these days. Just play hard, aggressive cricket .After the match is won, they can all have a curry together but not before or during.
 
The entire reason this farce of a "world" cup has only ten teams is so that an India vs Pakistan game would be guaranteed, and this was done very much with the BCCI's support lest we forget. If it got changed now it would be a total disaster.

This is just further gesturing by the BCCI. the ICC cannot do anything here, at all, since the ICC by its very nature is a sporting organisation, not a political one, and the moment it caves to political pressure by any single board its authority as a neutral ruling party completely disintegrates and is never coming back.

Not only that but from a financial and logistical standpoint it would be a disaster. Tickets have already gone on sale, events, advertising, etc all likely nearly fully organised. And making every side play twice in groups of five, if they do suggest that, is an idea so laughable it defies belief. What world cup in history in any sport involves sides playing twice, defeats the purpose.

I kinda hope it does all fall apart though. Would sum up this travesty of a world cup.

That being said nothing will happen. In a week it'll be forgotten about. If anything does happen the ICC as a governing body would be completely finished, the PCB would be well entitled to leave the organisation and, privately, every other board would be angry as hell because no way in hell would they be accommodated in such fashion.

Sport is sport, politics is politics, its pathetic to see the BCCI mix them to such an extent. They can mix very slightly imo (wearing armbands and the like is fine by me once they dont cross a line).

Then again this is cricket, I shouldve given up predicting what would happen in this madhouse long ago.
 
"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended all Indian applications to host future events and has urged international sports federations not to stage competitions in the country after two Pakistanis were denied visas to compete in New Delhi."

Lol. The irony.

In other news, I really hope India "surrender" the WC match. They will get destroyed if they play... :yk
 
barah_admi said:
Man, I cant wait for the match. Pakistan have to go in, play with no mercy, no handshakes, no smiles, none of this KOhli worship some of the players do these days. Just play hard, aggressive cricket .After the match is won, they can all have a curry together but not before or during.
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I am backing Sarfaraz to create uproar if Pakistan win (if India play that is, lots of 'ifs' in this situation), by dedicating the victory to Kashmir or something along those lines.

But really, both governments should fix themselves and the cricket teams should play fair, good cricket. Hatred helps no one.
 
Javed Miandad criticises BCCI for planning to bar Pakistan from World Cup

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan star Javed Miandad has slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for reportedly planning to bar Pakistan from the ICC ODI World Cup to be held later this year.
"There is absolutely no chance of the ICC listening to the BCCI as its constitution allows members the right to participate in its events," the legendary batsman was quoted as saying by the Dawn on Friday.

According to media reports, the BCCI is allegedly planning to approach the International Cricket Council (ICC) to prevent Pakistan from participating in the One-Day International (ODI) World Cup to be held in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14.

Several former BCCI officials have also called on the board to boycott the group stage match between India and Pakistan following nationwide outrage over the February 14 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir which led to the martyrdom of more than 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers.
Miandad also criticised former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who has urged the BCCI to take a tough stance on cricketing ties with Pakistan.

"I think Sourav wants to run for elections in the coming days or wants to become the chief minister as it is just a publicity stunt to gain attention of his country mates," Miandad said.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...istan-from-world-cup/articleshow/68111553.cms
 
offcourse India is free to boycott Pakistan and Kashmir. start by leaving us kashmiris alone, secondly as they want to boycott may as well boycott the air, the sun and earth etc lol anything that has a relation with Pakistan. It's riddiculous.
 
C’mom Bhakths, grow a spine and show who you truly are by not playing Pakistan in the World Cup.

Stop with this empty threats, be true to yourself and your cause, stop embarrassing your followers.
 
Bilal7 said:
I am backing Sarfaraz to create uproar if Pakistan win (if India play that is, lots of 'ifs' in this situation), by dedicating the victory to Kashmir or something along those lines.

But really, both governments should fix themselves and the cricket teams should play fair, good cricket. Hatred helps no one.
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I didnt say the game shouldn't be fair but if India want to play the role of enemy, Pakistani players need to go in and not be...well there is a word I should not use. Fair cricket does not have to be smiley, jokey, wide eyed like children. Play like men. Play like the sides of the 80s and 90s.
 
The letter sent to the ICC sums up the situation perfectly.

BCCI does not name Pakistan, they do not commit to boycotting the match and they do not directly ask for Pakistan to be excluded from the WC. All because they know that it is in their interest (financially and legally) if they do play the match and the tournament.

What they did do with the letter is make sure that they also take advantage of the easy mileage every individual and entity can get in India right now by positioning themselves as anti-Pakistan. That is even those who want India to play against Pakistan would end their statements with a "...but I will stand by my government and with whatever they decide as nothing is bigger than country" lol!

Sub political gimmickry hai. It's just the Indian awaam who can't see through it.
 
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Snowflake said:
The letter sent to the ICC sums up the situation perfectly.

BCCI does not name Pakistan, they do not commit to boycotting the match and they do not directly ask for Pakistan to be excluded from the WC. All because they know that it is in their interest (financially and legally) if they do play the match and the tournament.

What they did do with the letter is make sure that they also take advantage of the easy mileage every individual and entity can get in India right now by positioning themselves as anti-Pakistan. That is even those who want India to play against Pakistan would end their statements with a "...but I will stand by my government and with whatever they decide as nothing is bigger than country" lol!

Sub political gimmickry hai. It's just the Indian awaam who can't see through it.
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cricketjoshila said:
Hearing that BCCI will likely boycott the Pakistan match.

CoA and legal team are in discussion regarding how to go about it.

Instructions from govt is to not play Pakistan.
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Fitting if India don't even make it to the KO stage, and those 2 points are the difference with Pakistan scraping in ahead of India.
 
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Empty threats, no chance Dhoni or Kohli will allow it.

This WC was meant to be Dhoni's swan song and this is Kohli's legacy at stake here this WC.

Most Indians wouldn't want to boycott either, they'll watch the WC regardless of whether India plays in it or not.
 
I hope they forfeit it.
We never ever win against them, this could open the floodgates, like a run-out does in test matches.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SA were banned by ICC because of racism and were only readmitted in 1992. As far as know India had cut off all trade ties with South Africa then. Racism,as serious an issue as it is,terrorism is a big big issue & a nation indulging in it has to be dealt with in d most severe way <a href="https://t.co/RErHjVJgod">pic.twitter.com/RErHjVJgod</a></p>— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) <a href="https://twitter.com/MohammadKaif/status/1099235066985803776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Aman said:
Empty threats, no chance Dhoni or Kohli will allow it.

This WC was meant to be Dhoni's swan song and this is Kohli's legacy at stake here this WC.

Most Indians wouldn't want to boycott either, they'll watch the WC regardless of whether India plays in it or not.
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Dhoni or Kohli are not the decision makers.

If India boycotts the world cup and India and India A play a series. More Indians will watch that.
 
Aman said:
It's really embarrassing for the country and is making them look bad.

Pakistan have handled this exceptionally well.
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As a country we care more for the 40 CRPF soldiers who were killed and not what some cricket fans think somewhere. Thats how it should be.
 
Pakistani fans are really hoping that India forfeits the match so they are desperately trolling Indians to dare do so. That’s the only way Pakistan can win this crucial match.

India will not forfeit the match or boycott CWC despite pakistani PPers and some naive Indians’ fervent hope.

India will however continue to try to ban Pakistan, which will not happen either. India does not have so much clout in sports, even in cricket, to get Pakistan banned yet.

The best way froward for India is to play the match hoping to win and avenge the terrorist attack in some other way, as india claim to do in Uri or Siachen. Let playground be for play and warground...

Bilaterals are of course completely different thing.

However, the best solution is to let peace prevail and we live like two bickering but friendly neighbours like England-France or US-Canada.
 
Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai has stated that rather than India boycotting their World Cup 2019 clash against Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants Pakistan to be isolated in from the cricketing committee.



https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/india-vs-pakistan-idea-isolate-110221834



So its clear India will play Pak in World Cup but it will work towards getting Pak isolated too in the long term goal, the same way when SOUTH AFRICA got isolated due to apartheid. India playing it safe and sensible.
 
Hitman said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SA were banned by ICC because of racism and were only readmitted in 1992. As far as know India had cut off all trade ties with South Africa then. Racism,as serious an issue as it is,terrorism is a big big issue & a nation indulging in it has to be dealt with in d most severe way <a href="https://t.co/RErHjVJgod">pic.twitter.com/RErHjVJgod</a></p>— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) <a href="https://twitter.com/MohammadKaif/status/1099235066985803776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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#1 South Africa had an overt systematic racism. White here, colored here, black there and Indian there.
#2 ICC knows Pakistan and that Pakistan has very little control over what is happening, so they aren't going to even look at Pakistan as perpetrator. Besides, the bomber is from Kashmir itself. I still can't convince myself to blame Pakistan for this. Pakistan must be held accountable for lot of things but not this attack. Don't see how that much explosive could have smuggled across like that.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SA were banned by ICC because of racism and were only readmitted in 1992. As far as know India had cut off all trade ties with South Africa then. Racism,as serious an issue as it is,terrorism is a big big issue & a nation indulging in it has to be dealt with in d most severe way <a href="https://t.co/RErHjVJgod">pic.twitter.com/RErHjVJgod</a></p>— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) <a href="https://twitter.com/MohammadKaif/status/1099235066985803776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Indian Muslims, more loyal than the king :)))

Bunch of cowards who were nowhere to be seen when kashmiris were being beaten up, Sikhs had to come to the rescue SMH
 
cricketjoshila said:
Dhoni or Kohli are not the decision makers.

If India boycotts the world cup and India and India A play a series. More Indians will watch that.
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:)))

Please tell me you're joking.

You are thinking most Indians will watch India A side play India instead of the World Cup...

Would any non-biased Indian shed light on that assumption.

LOL.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Any individual with a logical thought process would think the same.

Then again majority of India is dumb, as evident by the cringe-worthy reaction to an incident which was caused by their incompetent intelligence in the first place.

Bunch of idiots.
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I notice the same. They are getting ridiculous day by day. Indians have superiority complex and most of them think that they are very intelligent. Their country is as bad as any third world country and they act like they have achieved it all. In reality, India is doing everything in their hands to make sure that this game is completely killed 10 or 20 years from now!!!
 
Adijazz1706 said:
Indian Muslims, more loyal than the king :)))

Bunch of cowards who were nowhere to be seen when kashmiris were being beaten up, Sikhs had to come to the rescue SMH
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Nah, bro. They have to hide their true feelings because they know that 30 Hindu nationalists will show up at their door with knives if they say anything rational. Therefore, to ensure their safety they have to reaffirm their loyalty daily and go along with whatever the Hindu radicals are saying.

The Indian Muslims living overseas that I know, all hate the BJP and want their country purged of its goons. Nor do they buy any of the nonsense that their countrymen back home are spouting.
 
BCCI’s letter to ICC may open a Pandora’s box, make it messier
Our response to the BCCI’s communication will be robust: A senior PCB official

By Lokendra Pratap Sahi in Calcutta

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may just have opened a Pandora’s box by writing to the International Cricket Council (ICC) and urging the “cricketing community to sever ties with countries from which terrorism emanates.”

“Pakistan” did figure in the first, and preceding paragraph, but it hasn’t specifically been mentioned in what will surely be seen as the operative part of the BCCI’s lacking-in-clarity communication sent on Friday afternoon.

Why the Pandora’s box?

Because the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could bring up Islamabad’s long-standing allegation of the New Delhi-controlled RAW’s involvement in undesirable activities in Balochistan and also remind the ICC about the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

Going forward, it may become uncontrollably messy. That the PCB’s arguments could lack depth is quite simply another matter.

Moreover, no matter what Pakistan’s charge, there cannot be a parallel with terror outfits like the JeM, responsible for the tension-escalating suicide bombing in Pulwama, getting to operate freely.

The Government of India has contested Jadhav’s death sentence, handed out by a military court almost two years ago, but Pakistan maintains the former Navy officer was in Balochistan for terrorism and spying.

Jadhav’s case has gone all the way to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the “final submissions,” by India and Pakistan, are over. Now, the ICJ’s decision is awaited.

“It’s not our understanding that the ICC is the proper forum to discuss the issue raised by the BCCI. It seems obvious that the Government of India was consulted before the letter was sent...

“All I’ll say is that our response to the BCCI’s communication will be robust,” one of the senior PCB officials told The Telegraph on Saturday evening.

Apparently, the BCCI’s Chief Administrator, Vinod Rai, had a meeting with mandarins of the Ministry of Home Affairs and/or the Ministry of External Affairs before the letter went to the ICC by way of an email. However, that couldn’t be confirmed.

Prime Minister Imran Khan, a World Cup-winning captain, is the PCB’s patron-in-chief, but the official insisted chairman Ehsan Mani hadn’t spoken to him about the BCCI’s communication, which may have a bearing on India and Pakistan playing each other in the forthcoming World Cup.

Mani is a former president of the ICC and Imran hand-picked him for the PCB’s No.1 position. He is fully conversant with the way the world body functions and how to lobby support.

To repeat, it isn’t only about the June 16 league match, in Manchester, as India and Pakistan could just meet a second time when the stakes will be sky high, either in one of the semi-finals or even the final.

The England and Wales Cricket Board has hosted four World Cups and the 2009 World T20 (the Champions Trophy too, more than once) and, so, the BCCI’s “fears” over security must have left it embarrassed. If not annoyed.

Clearly, England’s track record on the security front is commendable.

According to Shashank Manohar, the ICC chairman, the BCCI’s letter will be tabled at the March 2 meeting of the Executive Board, in Dubai.

“The Board will take a call,” Manohar, who has twice been president of the BCCI, said when contacted by this Reporter.

It’s odd, by the way, that the BCCI’s acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, who serves as a director on the ICC’s Executive Board, will have to argue India’s case when he wasn’t at all consulted by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators before the communication was sent.

The BCCI, as it existed till the morning of January 2, 2017 (before the removal of president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke), is no longer there.

To make it worse, there’s no unambiguous position on sports-specific ties with Pakistan. That is very much a need of the times.

https://www.telegraphindia.com/spor...en-a-pandoras-box-make-it-messier/cid/1685416
 
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