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Ramiz Raja hits back at Jay Shah (Image Source: Twitter)
With Roger Binny taking over the president chair from Sourav Ganguly, the Indian cricket board is all set to press the ‘reset’ button and it might be a start of a new era. The decision was confirmed on October 18, Monday in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the secretary Jay Shah, confirmed that the Indian team won’t travel to Pakistan to take part in the 2023 Asia Cup right away.
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However, Shah’s comment did not go well with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja who hit back saying that the Asia Cup is still a long way ahead. Further, Raja questioned the intent of the Indian cricket board’s secretary and added that the statement was unwanted.
For the unversed, Shah said that the current Indian team won’t travel to Pakistan and also added that the continental tournament will be held at a neutral venue. Further, Shah said that India’s travel will depend on the Indian government and stressed that the team cannot travel unless the Central government gives the nod.
“It will be held at a neutral venue. I am saying this as ACC (Asian Cricket Council) president. We can't go there (Pakistan), they can't come here. In the past too, Asia Cup has been played at a neutral venue,” Shah was quoted as saying by Times of India.
Ramiz Raja comes up with strong words
The PCB Chief, who was unhappy with the statement from Shah, came up with a few strong words. Further, the chief said that PCB would approach the Cricket’s governing body for a solution and it remains to see if the chairman would opt to boycott the 2023 50-over World Cup hosted by India.
“We have nothing to say at the moment, but yes, we will look at things and take up this matter at appropriate forums like the Cricket’s governing body board meeting in Melbourne next month. The PCB officials are surprised at the timing of Jay Shah's statement because there is still nearly a year to go before the Asia Cup is held in Pakistan in September 2023,” Raja was quoted as saying by IndiaTV.
“The PCB is wondering in what capacity has Jay Shah given the statement that the ACC will look to relocate the Asia Cup to UAE out of Pakistan because the hosting rights were awarded by the executive board of the ACC, not the president,” said the boss further.