Khaled Mahmood on Asia Cup 2023: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Khaled Mahmood has surrounded the BCCI over the Asia Cup 2023 hosting dispute, as well as alerting his country’s Cricket Board (PCB). Have given. Khalid Mahmood has said that if the Asia Cup is held in Pakistan and the Indian team does not come, then PCB will have to bear a big loss.
Khalid Mahmood first asked ICC to take action on BCCI on this issue. He said, ‘Here the ICC should use its power. They should ask India that who are you who are refusing to go to the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan. Although Mahmood also said that ICC will not do this because India has dominance in ICC.
Khalid Mahmood then went on to explain the side effects of hosting the Asia Cup without the Indian team, saying, ‘If we host the Asia Cup without the Indian team, corporate sponsorship will stop. From where more money has to come, it will not be able to come. And without them this tournament will not be glamorous either. This will prove to be a weak tournament. We will lose a lot of money.’
What has happened so far regarding the hosting of the Asia Cup?
This time the right to host the Asia Cup goes to Pakistan. But in October last year, BCCI Secretary Jai Shah had given a statement that if the Asia Cup is held in Pakistan, the Indian team will not go there. After this, a controversy broke out regarding the hosting of Asia Cup 2023.
At present, while PCB wants to host the Asia Cup at any cost, the BCCI is also firm on its stand. Even in the recent Asian Cricket Council meeting held in Bahrain, nothing special could be done on this. The situation on this matter may become clear next month. There are speculations that the Asia Cup may shift to the UAE.
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