Asia Cup 2023: Najam Sethi: Jay Shah – While Pakistan has not confirmed its participation for ODI World Cup set to be held in India, PCB chairman Najam Sethi said that he has no real issues with BCCI secretary Jay Shah. A lot of fans believed that the two do not get along nicely owing to the constant political tensions between the two parties. However, Sethi said he gets along nicely with Jay, but the BCCI secretary does not give any real reason for playing in Pakistan. Follow Asia Cup 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
Najam Sethi: I get along famously with Jay Shah, we have no real issues we’ve had long sessions. And we are very friendly. The only problem is that he never gives me a reason for not playing in Pakistan. He just smiles and says: “Well, you know how the situation is. Let’s not discuss this. Let’s find other solutions.
Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan chairman Najam Sethi wants an honorable solution
For the uninitiated, India has made its stance clear that it won’t travel to Pakistan to play Asia Cup 2023. PCB hit back to BCCI by saying it won’t play the World Cup in India PCB still has reservations about playing at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and other venues in India. It has also conveyed BCCI to move INDO PAK matches to a neutral venue. As far as Asia Cup is concerned, India are ready to play the continental cup matches in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
“Pakistan will not travel to India for the World Cup, we want our World Cup matches to be played at a neutral venue only,” the PCB chairman told Sports Tak.
Sethi also requested an honorable solution for the matches to be shifted outside India. The PCB chairman is also not ready for comprise since India is also ready to play matches in Pakistan.
“Now this is a solution (hybrid model) I have found, which is the compromise. I could have said we are not going to play the Asia Cup forget about it. No hybrid model, you come and play, or else we are not playing. I even said that if we end up playing India in the final, we’ll play at a neutral venue. For God’s sake, give us a face-saving honorable solution so that I can tell my people that we were the hosts and we have some matches here.” Sethi added.
What is Hybrid Model?
All teams that are slated to play Pakistan (apart from India) play four games in Pakistan. After that, board a plane and depart for the neutral location where the remaining matches would be played.
As of now, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are favorites to host Asia Cup 2023. Sethi is believed to be also upset with both the countries for changing their stance suddenly in favor of India. Confirmation India’s matches for Asia Cup will soon be made.
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