After the wires of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the relations between Indo-Pak have deteriorated after being connected to Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a big decision. The board has currently decided to stay away from all the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) events.
According to the report of the Indian Express, the BCCI has informed the ACC about its decision to withdraw from the Women’s Emerging Team Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka next month and the biennial men’s Asia Cup to be held in September,
Let us tell you that the ACC is currently headed by Pakistan Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Sources said that this decision is part of an attempt to isolate Pakistan cricket.
The report of the Indian Express quoted a BCCI source as saying, “The Indian team cannot play in a tournament that is organized by the ACC, which is a minister of Pakistan.
Male Asia Cup may also be postponed
The Men Asia Cup is to be held in September this year, which will be hosted by India. This attitude of BCCI has also put a question mark on the event of this tournament. This tournament with India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka can be postponed at the moment.
The report was further quoted by sources that the BCCI knows that it is not possible to organize the Asia Cup without India, as most of the sponsors of international cricket events are from India. Apart from this, Broadcasters will not be interested in the Asia Cup without competing India-Pakistan.
The Asia Cup rights have been acquired by Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) in US $ 170 million for the next 8 years. If this version of the tournament is not there, then some changes in the deal are also possible.
The previous version of the Asia Cup in 2023 was also affected by the India-Pakistan situation. Then the host was Pakistan but India refused to go there. After which it was decided that the Indian team will play their matches in Sri Lanka. Pakistan could not reach the final, India won the title match against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The same pattern was adopted in the Champions Trophy held this year. Here Team India played their matches in Dubai, this time the hosts were eliminated from the Pakistan group stage. India won the title by defeating New Zealand in the final.
