World Cup 2023 Schedule: India vs Pakistan – The International Cricket Council (ICC) have no confirmation on Pakistan’s participation in the ICC Cricket World Cup in India later this year. While the ICC and the BCCI remain ready to announce the schedule for the tournament, there is no written guarantee from Pakistan they will feature in the tournament. The impasse continues after BCCI refused to travel for the Asia Cup in Pakistan. Follow ODI World Cup 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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“India coming to Pakistan and Pakistan going to India doesn’t depend either on BCCI or PCB. So, PCB can’t give any assurance to ICC about its participation in the global event. It is the Pakistan government that will give approval just like in case of BCCI, it can only come to PCB subject to government clearance,” an ICC board member privy to developments told PTI on Wednesday.
Pakistan are likely to play India in Ahmedabad with bulk of their matches expected to be held in southern India cities like Bengaluru and Chennai.
World Cup 2023: Asia Cup debacle
Meanwhile, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is all but set to shift the Asia Cup to Sri Lanka after most of the member nations decided to reject the ‘Hybrid Model’ idea floated by PCB chairman Najam Sethi.
According to the proposal, Pakistan would have played all its matches in Pakistan with India playing their games in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.
However, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have expressed their reservations about travelling to and fro between Pakistan and UAE should they qualify for the Super Fours.
An ACC source confirmed that if the tournament is shifted to Sri Lanka, Pakistan will not participate in the event.
“Mr Sethi did try to convince the members that ‘Hybrid Mode’ can be commercially more viable but I can tell you that it is a logistical nightmare for cricketers of other nations travelling between Pakistan and UAE every second day.
“The ACC would request Pakistan to keep their hosting rights but if they don’t agree then the continental championship will be a five-team affair,” the ACC source added.
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