Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to resolve all excellent points which have stalled cricketing ties between the 2 international locations and facilitate the return of one of many best rivalries within the gentleman’s recreation. Recently, Afridi’s workforce Asia Lions defeated World Giants and emerge as the brand new champions of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) Masters. In the ultimate held on the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha, Asia Lions, cheered on by a packed crowd, scored an emphatic seven-wicket victory with 23 balls to spare.
“BCCI should resolve all issues affecting our cricketing ties. PCB wants India to come here to play. We are even willing to go there and play. However, for this, the BCCI should talk to the PCB once. We want to talk. We always take the first step and want the BCCI to reciprocate. I urge the BCCI to not arrive at any decision just like that. They should talk to the PCB chairman at least once before arriving at any decision,” Afridi advised ANI.
Both groups haven’t participated in bilateral competitions in additional than a decade owing to the political tensions prevailing between the 2 nations. The final bilateral sequence was again in 2012 when the Men in Green toured India for 3 ODIs and as many T20Is.
‘PCB will not be a weak board’
Afridi, who just lately served because the interim chief selector, stated the PCB will not be a weak board. “What can we do if we want to befriend another board and it doesn’t reciprocate in kind? Our board isn’t a weak one. But there’s little we can do if we want to be friends and the other side doesn’t respond. The BCCI, as a cricket governing body, is very strong. When you have so much power and clout, you become more responsible. You should try to make more friends, not enemies. Making more friends only makes you stronger,” Afridi added.
While the 2 international locations had just lately confronted off in ICC and ACC occasions — the T20 World Cup in Australia and the Asia Cup within the Emirates — hardcore cricket followers from each nations do miss the bilateral engagements that make their rivalry arguably the best on the earth of cricket.
Although Pakistan has been awarded the internet hosting rights for the upcoming Asia Cup, a multilateral T20 occasion involving all cricketing nations from Asia, the PCB and the BCCI are locked in a disagreement amid India’s reluctance to tour the nation for the occasion.
The PCB has issued a number of statements that if the Asia cup would not occur in Pakistan this 12 months, they won’t ship their workforce for the ODI World Cup, which is to be hosted by India later this 12 months.
Last 12 months, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairperson Jay Shah revealed that India won’t journey to Pakistan for Asia Cup because of safety causes and the match will probably be performed at some impartial venue, which is to be determined within the second spherical of the Executive Board assembly of ACC members this month.
“Talks are ongoing. These (Jay Shah’s claim of the Asia Cup being shifted out of Pakistan) are just statements that keep coming. In time, we will release an official statement on whether we are coming to India (for the ODI World Cup) or not,” Afridi signed off saying.
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