LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the Asian Cricket Council requesting an urgent meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) after the Indian Cricket Board announced that their squad would not tour Pakistan to compete in the Asia Cup 2023.
PCB, in the letter, denounced the statement by the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). After the BCCI’s 91st annual general meeting, Secretary of BCCI Jay Shah said that The Asia Cup having a neutral location is not unusual, and we have decided not to visit Pakistan.
According to reports, the PCB was offended by the BCCI official’s statement and decided to respond tit-for-tat. The PCB even considered boycotting the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023, which is set to take place the following year.
Only in international competitions do Pakistan and India clash; the most recent was the Asia Cup in Dubai in 2022. In 2013, India last played host to Pakistan in a bilateral series.
In light of the tense situation between the two nations, India has not visited Pakistan since 2008, and Pakistan visited India for a limited-overs tour in 2012, the two countries’ last bilateral series took place. The two nations have only competed against one another at ICC and ACC events during the past few years.
