Speaking to India Today Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, BCCI president Roger Binny stated the gamers are unlikely to be affected by the continuing Asia Cup row between the Indian board and the PCB within the lead-up to the T20 World Cup match in Melbourne, scheduled for Sunday, October 23.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 20, 2022 22:08 IST
Roger Binny stated BCCI cannot take the decision on India touring to Pakistan for Asia Cup in 2023 (PTI Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: Indian cricket board’s newly-elected president Roger Binny on Thursday stated the continuing situation between the BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over touring to Asia Cup subsequent yr is not going to add to the strain the gamers are going through within the lead-up to the much-anticipated T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 match, scheduled for Sunday, October 23.
Speaking to India Today’s Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, Roger Binny, a World Cup winner from 1983, reiterated that the BCCI cannot take choices unilaterally with regards to India travelling to Pakistan subsequent yr for the Asia Cup and that the board must adhere to the Indian authorities’s resolution on the matter.
Days forward of the potential blockbuster between India and Pakistan on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, BCCI and PCB appear to be at loggerheads over Asia Cup in 2023. Pakistan have the internet hosting rights for the continental event however BCCI secretary and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah stated on October 18 that they’d push for the Asia Cup to be held at a impartial venue.
PCB responded strongly to Jay Shah’s assertion, threatening to drag out of the 2023 World Cup which is about to be held in India. The Pakistan board additionally stated it was stunning to see Shah recommend a impartial venue for the Asia Cup after the internet hosting rights have been awarded to the PCB throughout a gathering he had chaired.
Former cricketers from either side of the border have been commenting on the Asia Cup row and the highlight has turned in direction of the identical at the same time as India and Pakistan cricketers flaunted their camaraderie within the lead-up to the T20 World Cup match on Sunday. Notably, India captain Rohit Sharma was on the cake-cutting ceremony on the event of Babar Azam’s birthday at the same time as all captains of the T20 World Cup groups attended the occasion.
“I don’t think it affects the cricketers. These things will be spoken about. You can’t blame the BCCI, you can’t blame the cricketers for it. It’s something that we have to take in stride,” Binny instructed India Today.
“In the past, when India were to host the last Asia Cup, we didn’t do it. We gave it to the UAE to do it because Pakistan couldn’t come in over here. We can’t change things overnight. It will have to take some more time. When the time is right, we will start playing Pakistan again,” he added.
Furthermore, Binny stated the gamers from the 2 sides have all the time shared a very good camaraderie and it hasn’t modified as bilateral cricket is just not being performed between each the Asian giants. India and Pakistan final performed bilateral cricket in 2012-13 and the 2 groups are actually assembly solely in ICC and ACC tournaments.
NO PRESSURE FOR PLAYERS
Binny additionally commented on the large hype for India vs Pakistan matches in main tournaments, saying the gamers most likely do not feel as a lot strain because the followers backing their groups.
“Pressure is built up outside the team, I think. There is a lot of hype, it’s the public that bulds up the pressure. They are more tensed than the players. It’s all very well for the public to get behind the players and get them to do well,” he added.
India misplaced to Pakistan of their T20 World Cup 2021 match within the UAE by 10 wickets. However, Rohit Sharma’s males bounced again with a win within the Asia Cup group-stage match solely to undergo a decisive loss to Pakistan within the Super 4 stage of the continental event in September.
Both India and Pakistan groups arrived in Melbourne on Thursday, days forward of their assembly within the Super 12 stage of theT20 World Cup.
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Oct 20, 2022
