India is prepared to visit Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup. Prior to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India, which is slated to take place in October and November of 2023, Pakistan will host the Asia Cup.
According to Cricbuzz, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is open to having India visit Pakistan. The administration in power at the time will, however, have the last say on India’s clearance.
In 2008, India last paid a visit to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, when they lost to Sri Lanka in the championship match. The BCCI officials declined to comment when reached, but it is significant since Jay Shah, the secretary of the BCCI, is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
According to the publication, a BCCI official remarked, “It will be subject to the clearance of the Government of India as always.” The BCCI message appears to be hinting differently, but there is always the option of holding the event in the UAE, like this year’s Asia Cup.
Jay Shah, though, declared in October of last year: “We have decided we will not visit Pakistan. We’ll perform at a neutral location.
The Asian Cricket Council Board and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were not discussed or consulted, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board, which stated a day after Jay Shah’s remarks that it was “surprised” by them.
The PCB has taken note of remarks made by ACC President Jay Shah on moving the Asia Cup to a neutral site with surprise and displeasure. The comments were made “without any consideration of their long-term consequences and implications and without any discussion or consultation with the Board of the Asian Cricket Council or the Pakistan Cricket Board (the event host),” the PCB added.
The board added that Shah’s remarks could rift the Asian and international cricketing scenes and could affect Pakistan’s trip to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023 as well as other ICC Events in India during the cycle 2024–2031. India will host the 2023 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup.
