Amid the tensions going on between India and Pakistan, BCCI expressed at a recent ACC (Asian Cricket Control) meet last week that they won’t get clearance from the Indian Government to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023. Criticising this, Former Pakistan Captain Javed Miandad attacks BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) by saying “India can go to hell if they don’t want to come to Pakistan to play cricket”.
Javed in a public event said, “I’ve always backed Pakistan. And you know that I don’t leave spare India whenever an issue arises. But the thing is we need to look at our part. And we should fight for it. We don’t care because we are getting to host our cricket. This is ICC’s job. If ICC can’t control this there’s no use of the governing body. They need to implement similar rules for every team. If teams like these don’t come, they should be debarred. India hoga, apne liye hoga. Hmare liye nahi hai.”
Javed feels that India has fear of losing that is why they are not willing to come and play in Pakistan. He said, “Come and play. Why don’t they? They run. For them it becomes a trouble if they come here and lose to us. The public there can’t stomach it. It’s always been the case. During our time, they used to not play because of the same reason. Riots and fighting take place there. The crowd there is very nasty. You would’ve seen whenever India loses, to anyone, the crowd there burns down houses. When we used to play, they had faced such troubles.”
He added, “They are bet losers. The public there need to understand. Cricket is a sport. If you don’t play well, you deserve to lose. If I play well, I deserve to win. Rather you go into other things. What good is that? I say this to the ICC, if anyone does resort to such ways, ICC need to be strict. If you’re India, so what? If any country behaves this way, ICC need to take action. Such teams should be removed to learn a lesson.”
Due to tensions going on between the two nations, the Indian Government does not want to give clearance to the BCCI to travel to Pakistan and play in the Asia Cup 2023 and demand to change the venue. The ACC stated, “The ACC had a constructive dialogue on the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. The Board agreed to continue discussions on operations, timelines and any other specifics with a view to ensure the success of the tournament. An update on the matter would be taken on the next ACC Executive Board Meeting to be held in March 2023." Now the ACC will make a final decision on the venue of Asia Cup 2023 in its Executive Board's meeting next month.