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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday indicated that the possibility of moving the venue for next year’s Asia Cup could “impact” Pakistan’s visit to India for the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, as well as future ICC events in India in the 2024-31 cycle. PCB further said that the comments made by Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president and BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday over shifting next year’s Asia Cup to a neutral venue as India would not travel to Pakistan were noted with “surprise and disappointment”. “The comments were made without any discussion or consultation with the Board of the Asian Cricket Council or the Pakistan Cricket Board (event host) and without any thoughts towards their long-term consequences and implications. “After having presided over the ACC meeting during which Pakistan was awarded the ACC Asia Cup with an overwhelming support and response from the ACC Board Members, Mr Shah’s statement of shifting of the ACC Asia Cup has clearly been made unilaterally,” said the PCB in an official statement. The 2023 edition of the Asia Cup, to be held in the 50-over format, had been allotted to Pakistan as per the ICC’s Future Tours Programme (FTP). “This is contrary to the philosophy and spirit for which the Asian Cricket Council was formed in September 1983 — a united Asian cricket body to safeguard the interests of the its Members and organise, develop, and promote the game of cricket in Asia. “The overall impact of such statements have the potential to split the Asian and international cricketing communities, and can impact Pakistan’s visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle,” added the PCB. PCB also said it has requested for an emergency meeting of the ACC board to discuss the matter. “The PCB has to date not received any official communication from the ACC on the statement of the ACC President. As such, the PCB has written to the Asian Cricket Council to convene an emergency meeting of its Board as soon as practically possible on this important and sensitive matter.” Earlier, on Tuesday, the BCCI after the end of their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai, arrived at a conclusion that it will not travel to its neighbouring country for the tournament and demanded that the tournament be moved to a neutral venue. “Neutral venue for the Asia Cup is not unprecedented and we have decided that we will not travel to Pakistan,” Shah, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. “I have decided that we will play at a neutral venue,” he added. Notably, the 2022 edition of the Asia Cup, held in the T20 format, was also played in a neutral venue after an economic and political crisis engulfed host nation Sri Lanka. The tournament was then held in UAE, where Sri Lanka emerged as the champions after beating Pakistan in the final in Dubai. Press Release, Source: IANS
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साउन २१, २०७६ अर्को महिना श्रीलंकामा आयोजना हुने एसीसी उन्नाइस वर्षमुनि (यू–१९) को एशिया कप खेल्नुपर्ने नेपाली युवा टोलीको बन्द प्रशिक्षण अहिलेसम्म शुरु हुन सकेको छैन । एक महिना अघि मात्र मलेसियामा सम्पन्न एसीसी इस्टर्न रिजन च्याम्पियनसिपको उपाधि जितेर एशिया कपमा स्थान बनाएको नेपाली युवा टोलीको आजसम्म पनि बन्द प्रशिक्षण शुरु नहुँदा फेरि पनि थोरै समयको तयारीले प्रतियोगिता खेल्न जानुपर्ने बाध्यता बनेको छ । एशिया कपका लागि आजैबाट शुरु हुने भनिएको बन्द प्रशिक्षण एशियन क्रिकेट काउन्सिल (एसीसी) बाट बजेट स्वीकृति नआउँदा बन्द प्रशिक्षण प्रभावित बन्न पुगेको नेपाली यू–१९ टोलीका प्रशिक्षक विनोद दासले बताए । “एसीसीले स्वीकृति पठाएको छैन, हामी त्यही स्वीकृतिको प्रतिक्षामा छौँ, उताबाट स्वीकृति आउने बितिक्कै खेलाडीलाई बोलाएर बन्द प्रशिक्षण शुरु गर्नेछौँ, सम्भवत भोलिसम्म स्वीकृति आउने आशामा छौँ, उनले भने । त्यस्तै प्रशिक्षक दासले एशिया कपको तयारीका लागि नेपालले पठाएको भारत भ्रमणको योजनालाई पनि एसीसीले अस्वीकृत गरेको बताए । उनले एसीसीको स्वीकृति नपाएपछि भारतमा प्रशिक्षणका लािग राष्ट्रिय खेलकूद परिषद् (राखेप)लाई आग्रह गरिएको जानकारी दिए । उनका अनुसार यसपटकको एशिया कपमा नयाँ खेलाडीले अवसर पाउने सम्भावना अत्यन्त न्यून रहेको छ । प्रतियोगिता शुरु हुन करीब एक महिनामात्र बाँकी भएकाले पनि नयाँ खेलाडीले अवसर पाउने सम्भावना कम रहेको हो । अघिल्लो महिना मलेसियामा सम्पन्न यु–१९ इस्टर्न रिजन च्याम्पियनशिपमा सहभागी १८ खेलाडीलाई नै निरन्तरता दिने सम्भावना प्रबल रहेको प्रशिक्षक दासको भनाइ छ । आगामी भदौ २० देखि २८ गतेसम्म हुने एसीसी यू–१९ एशिया कपमा एशियाका पाँचवटा टेस्ट राष्ट्रसहित आठ टोली सहभागी हुनेछन् । जसमा नेपाल, भारत, पाकिस्तान श्रीलंका, बङ्गलादेश, अफगानिस्तान, संयुक्त अरब इमिरेट्स (यूएइ) र कुबेतले प्रतिस्पर्धा गर्नेछन् । टेस्ट राष्ट्र सम्मिलित एशिया कपका लागि समयमा नै प्रशिक्षण नहुनु र नेपाल क्रिकेट सङ्घ निलम्बनमा पर्नुले पनि नेपाली युवा क्रिकेट टोली मारमा परेका छन् । गत असारमा मलेसियामा सम्पन्न इस्टर्न रिजन च्याम्पियनसिपमा नेपालले फाइनल खेलमा हङकङलाई छ विकेटले पराजित गर्दै एशिया कपको यात्रा तय गरेको थियो । त्यतिबेला नेपालले छनोट खेलमा चीनलाई १० विकेटले पराजित गरेको थियो भने सिङ्गापुरलाई २१७ रनको भारी अन्तरले हराएको थियो । त्यसैगरी नेपालले सेमिफाइनल खेलमा मलेसियालाई सात विकेटले पराजित गर्दै फाइनल यात्रा तय गरेको थियो ।