Report: 2023 World Cup blockbuster India versus Pakistan clash to be held on October 15

[DeadlyVenom]

During an IPL game an Indian player was injured when a projectile from the crowd hit his head.

These savages will be even more hyped up against Pakistan and may injure our players.

[JattMaula]

During an IPL game an Indian player was injured when a projectile from the crowd hit his head.

These savages will be even more hyped up against Pakistan and may injure our players.

Quite possible. Indians are a savage race. Team buses could be gunned down and culprits will walk away scot-free.

[DeadlyVenom]

Quite possible. Indians are a savage race. Team buses could be gunned down and culprits will walk away scot-free.

Indians aren't a race lol.

There is also a difference between a terrorist attack and savages in the crowd that attack players.

[MenInG]

Pakistan may boycott World Cup if it loses Asia Cup hosting rights: PCB chairman

May 15 (Reuters) - There is a "very real possibility" that Pakistan will boycott this year's World Cup in India if they lose hosting rights to the Asia Cup, the chairman of the country's cricket board Najam Sethi told Reuters.

Bilateral cricket has been a casualty of the soured political relations between India and Pakistan over the last decade and the neighbouring countries now play each other only in multi-team events in neutral venues.

India, citing safety concerns, have ruled out travelling to Pakistan for the Asia Cup in September and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has offered to let them play their matches in the United Arab Emirates in what has been dubbed a "hybrid model".

While the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has yet to deliver a formal response to the offer, Sethi said India wanted the entire tournament moved out of Pakistan.

That could have serious ramifications for the 50-overs World Cup in India this year as well as the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan, he added.

"They want all the matches in a neutral venue," he said in a Zoom interview.

"BCCI should take a good, rational decision so that we don't have any problems going forward.

"India should not be looking at a situation where we end up boycotting the Asia Cup and also the World Cup, and then India ends up boycotting the Champions Trophy.

"That will be a huge mess."

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have also come out against playing in the UAE, citing the heat and logistics issues, heightening speculation in local media that the Asian Cricket Council may look to move the entire tournament out of Pakistan.

Sethi said that was "not acceptable" and reaffirmed that Pakistan may boycott the World Cup if that happened.

"That's a very real possibility, of course," he added.

Should India agree to the hybrid model for the Asia Cup, Sethi said, Pakistan would expect reciprocal terms for their team at the World Cup in October and November.

"We also have security concerns for our team in India," he said. "So let Pakistan play its matches in Dhaka or Mirpur, or UAE or in Sri Lanka.

"This is the solution going forward, until such time that India agrees to play Pakistan, in Pakistan and outside Pakistan, bilaterally."

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah was not immediately available for comment but neither the Indian board nor the International Cricket Council (ICC) have said they are even considering staging any World Cup matches outside India.

Sethi said Pakistan, World Cup champions in 1992, was a top cricketing nation which should not be ignored and that they would have to talk to the ICC about the Asia Cup problem.

"The ICC should step in but my sense is India would not like the ICC to step in, especially during the Asia Cup," he said.

The ICC was not immediately available for comment.

Pakistan was starved of international cricket after a 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore and had to lobby hard to convince top teams to resume touring the country over the last couple of years.

"We worked so hard to bring international cricket back to Pakistan," Sethi said.

"Every major country has toured Pakistan in the last few years. You name them, they've all been there. They all appreciated the security arrangements. That's not a problem anymore."

Citing the hype surrounding any meeting between India and Pakistan, Sethi blamed the BCCI's "stubbornness" for failing to turn it into the greatest rivalry in cricket.

"The India-Pakistan game is the biggest game in town. It's bigger than Australia v England, it's bigger than India v Australia. How can we jeopardise that by a stubbornness?" he said.

"The Indian bridge team has been to Pakistan, the Indian kabaddi team has been to Pakistan, the Indian baseball team has been to Pakistan ...

"So what's going on? Why can't the Indian cricket team come to Pakistan?"

Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Nick Mulvenney and Peter Rutherford

[shah_1]

Sethi has been spouting rubbish non stop for last two weeks without Jay Shah or anyone saying anything in response. Showing Aukaat to Buddha Sethi.

[cricketjoshila]

Pakistan has threatened to boycott the two test match series with Sri Lanka if SL doesn't agree to the hybrid model.


https://crictoday.com/cricket/news/a...h-test-series/

[DeadlyVenom]

Sethi has been spouting rubbish non stop for last two weeks without Jay Shah or anyone saying anything in response. Showing Aukaat to Buddha Sethi.

Sethi has done some things well but making statements like India is scared etc is just scoring own goals.

[BunnyRabbit]

Sethi has been giving statement after statement. Nothing is going to come from it. Boycotting the wc is only going to be detrimental for Pak Cricket. Better to simply boycott Asia Cup (which isn't actually a prestigious tournament at all).

[Rajdeep]

I blame this soley on BCCI and Jay Shah.

First of all they knew Indian govt will NEVER allow Indian team to travel to Pakistan. Then why didn't BCCI objected when ACC was granting hosting rights to Pakistan? Or when ICC was giving CT 2025 to them?

Now that they have done the goof up, what is the problem of playing in hybrid model that PCB is proposing?

It is quite shameful that world cup fixtures are not yet out with only 5 months to go. People need to book flights, hotels, make travel plans etc. Jay Shah seemed to be getting bullied here by Sethi with boycott world cup threats.

BCCI should act as a board that contribute 90% of ICCs reveue and become more authoritative. They should ask one final time to Pakistan if they are willing to come, no more drama...just a yes or no answer. If not, just say thank you to them and declare the schedule by replacing Pakistan with another team. BCCI has enough money to compensate ICC for that much awated 'Bharot-Pakistan' match. A world cup in India will be profitable anyway, with or without Pakistan. IPL never relies on Pakistan players to be successful, so what is BCCI afraid off?

BCCI should however make it clear to PCB that Indian team won't be touring Pakistan anytime in near future. As a reaction, whatever PCB does...its their prerogative.

[Savak]

I blame this soley on BCCI and Jay Shah.

First of all they knew Indian govt will NEVER allow Indian team to travel to Pakistan. Then why didn't BCCI objected when ACC was granting hosting rights to Pakistan? Or when ICC was giving CT 2025 to them?

Now that they have done the goof up, what is the problem of playing in hybrid model that PCB is proposing?

It is quite shameful that world cup fixtures are not yet out with only 5 months to go. People need to book flights, hotels, make travel plans etc. Jay Shah seemed to be getting bullied here by Sethi with boycott world cup threats.

BCCI should act as a board that contribute 90% of ICCs reveue and become more authoritative. They should ask one final time to Pakistan if they are willing to come, no more drama...just a yes or no answer. If not, just say thank you to them and declare the schedule by replacing Pakistan with another team. BCCI has enough money to compensate ICC for that much awated 'Bharot-Pakistan' match. A world cup in India will be profitable anyway, with or without Pakistan. IPL never relies on Pakistan players to be successful, so what is BCCI afraid off?

BCCI should however make it clear to PCB that Indian team won't be touring Pakistan anytime in near future. As a reaction, whatever PCB does...its their prerogative.

BCCI cannot kick Pakistan out of the WC or ask the ICC to ban Pakistan or force Pakistan to come to India. The Pakistani government position is clear and has been made clear to the PCB, if the Indian team doesn't come to play in Pakistan then the government will quid for pro deny the Pakistani team permission to play in India. If the BCCI is bound to follow the Government directives then so is the PCB, the BCCI cannot arrogantly demand that the PCB violate their government directives and ask the ICC to punish the PCB for following their government orders.

[Giroux28]

I blame this soley on BCCI and Jay Shah.

First of all they knew Indian govt will NEVER allow Indian team to travel to Pakistan. Then why didn't BCCI objected when ACC was granting hosting rights to Pakistan? Or when ICC was giving CT 2025 to them?

Now that they have done the goof up, what is the problem of playing in hybrid model that PCB is proposing?

It is quite shameful that world cup fixtures are not yet out with only 5 months to go. People need to book flights, hotels, make travel plans etc. Jay Shah seemed to be getting bullied here by Sethi with boycott world cup threats.

BCCI should act as a board that contribute 90% of ICCs reveue and become more authoritative. They should ask one final time to Pakistan if they are willing to come, no more drama...just a yes or no answer. If not, just say thank you to them and declare the schedule by replacing Pakistan with another team. BCCI has enough money to compensate ICC for that much awated 'Bharot-Pakistan' match. A world cup in India will be profitable anyway, with or without Pakistan. IPL never relies on Pakistan players to be successful, so what is BCCI afraid off?

BCCI should however make it clear to PCB that Indian team won't be touring Pakistan anytime in near future. As a reaction, whatever PCB does...its their prerogative.

The blame should be on ICC awarding India all of its major events in India till 2031 even after being aware of current political tension between the two nations.

If India doesn't want to play Pakistan so be it. ICC should

Not award any hosting rights to either India or Pakistan until political issues are resolved.

If above is not possible then a hybrid model should be adopted where both sides play on a netural venue.

If either side boycotts an ICC event after not being cleared by its government for security reasons. It should be allowed and the team should still get a percentage of the participation amount.

[Rajdeep]

BCCI cannot kick Pakistan out of the WC or ask the ICC to ban Pakistan or force Pakistan to come to India. The Pakistani government position is clear and has been made clear to the PCB, if the Indian team doesn't come to play in Pakistan then the government will quid for pro deny the Pakistani team permission to play in India. If the BCCI is bound to follow the Government directives then so is the PCB, the BCCI cannot arrogantly demand that the PCB violate their government directives and ask the ICC to punish the PCB for following their government orders.

Bro, its all on BCCI as they are the host board. The onus is on them to make all the arrangements etc for the world cup. So they need to have a clear dialogue with PCB and release the schedule ASAP.

BCCI should make it clear that no hybrid model will be applied for world cup. It is upto PCB to convince their govt or don't come. There is an ICC event every year now, so its not the end of Pakistan cricket if they skip one world cup. But they need to inform their decision to BCCI/ICC soon so that fixtures can be formalized.

BCCI should also encourage PCB to adopt same method i.e no hybrid model for Asia cup or CT 2025. They can host those 2 tournaments without India.

All problem solved then.

[Savak]

Bro, its all on BCCI as they are the host board. The onus is on them to make all the arrangements etc for the world cup. So they need to have a clear dialogue with PCB and release the schedule ASAP.

BCCI should make it clear that no hybrid model will be applied for world cup. It is upto PCB to convince their govt or don't come. There is an ICC event every year now, so its not the end of Pakistan cricket if they skip one world cup. But they need to inform their decision to BCCI/ICC soon so that fixtures can be formalized.

BCCI should also encourage PCB to adopt same method i.e no hybrid model for Asia cup or CT 2025. They can host those 2 tournaments without India.

All problem solved then.

Host Board doesn't mean that the BCCI can make ICC policy decisions. If Pakistan cannot travel to India and India cannot travel to Pakistan, then the Hybrid Model is the only solution. An Indo Pakistan match in the WC even on neutral territory is still better than no Indo Pakistan contests at all. If you want the Pakistani government to give permission to the Pakistani team to tour India then the Indian government should give permission for the resumption of bilateral ties between India and Pakistan otherwise the Hybrid model kicks in.

[cricketjoshila]

BCCI cannot kick Pakistan out of the WC or ask the ICC to ban Pakistan or force Pakistan to come to India. The Pakistani government position is clear and has been made clear to the PCB, if the Indian team doesn't come to play in Pakistan then the government will quid for pro deny the Pakistani team permission to play in India. If the BCCI is bound to follow the Government directives then so is the PCB, the BCCI cannot arrogantly demand that the PCB violate their government directives and ask the ICC to punish the PCB for following their government orders.

So the WC will go ahead without Pakistan. BCCI may at the most asked to compensate ICC for pakistan's absence.

Matches in SL went ahead without Australia and WI in 1996.

Matches went ahead in Zimbabwe in 2003 without England.

So the precedent is set.

[cricketjoshila]

The blame should be on ICC awarding India all of its major events in India till 2031 even after being aware of current political tension between the two nations.

If India doesn't want to play Pakistan so be it. ICC should

Not award any hosting rights to either India or Pakistan until political issues are resolved.

If above is not possible then a hybrid model should be adopted where both sides play on a netural venue.

If either side boycotts an ICC event after not being cleared by its government for security reasons. It should be allowed and the team should still get a percentage of the participation amount.

ICC needs the money from India market. They cannot deny India hosting rights.

If India or Pakistan don't participate in an event, that's ok. The event should go ahead without them. And they shouldn't receive a dime from that event.

[cricketjoshila]

Host Board doesn't mean that the BCCI can make ICC policy decisions. If Pakistan cannot travel to India and India cannot travel to Pakistan, then the Hybrid Model is the only solution. An Indo Pakistan match in the WC even on neutral territory is still better than no Indo Pakistan contests at all. If you want the Pakistani government to give permission to the Pakistani team to tour India then the Indian government should give permission for the resumption of bilateral ties between India and Pakistan otherwise the Hybrid model kicks in.

Who gave approval to the hybrid model? Najam Sethi cannot convince ACC and he will convince ICC?

As long as majority of participants play and majority of stakeholders agree, the event should go on as scheduled. The absentee looses its share of ICC revenues from that event.

This hybrid or whatever breed Sethi is breeding makes no sense unless ICC approves it

[Usman Chadda]

The ICC is in an interesting situation where we are 5 months out to the World Cup happening, and we still do not have a schedule yet

The World Cup will be marred by this ugly spat between the BCCI and the PCB, and from the looks of things PCB wants to create as much drama as possible.

[The_Last_Samurai]

Who gave approval to the hybrid model? Najam Sethi cannot convince ACC and he will convince ICC?

As long as majority of participants play and majority of stakeholders agree, the event should go on as scheduled. The absentee looses its share of ICC revenues from that event.

This hybrid or whatever breed Sethi is breeding makes no sense unless ICC approves it

Sethi uptill now :

1.All the matches will be played in PAK.

2. Only India's matches will be played at a neutral venue.

3. First few matches will be played in Pak then all the matches will be played at a neutral venue.

4. UK could be a potential venue for ASIA CUP.


Sethi is breeding a different breed everytime...

[RexRex]

Pakistan will lose participant fee if they don't tour India for the ODI WC. Since they are a rich board, I think PCB must stand up for their principles and refuse to play this WC. Pak Zindabad !

[moghul]

Sethi uptill now :

1.All the matches will be played in PAK.

2. Only India's matches will be played at a neutral venue.

3. First few matches will be played in Pak then all the matches will be played at a neutral venue.

4. UK could be a potential venue for ASIA CUP.


Sethi is breeding a different breed everytime...

He is being flexible , not stubborn , trying to resolve the issue by giving differnet options , nothing wrong with that . If nothing is accepted by ACC or ICC then he would be right to pull out from the WC.

[Kroll]

The ICC is in an interesting situation where we are 5 months out to the World Cup happening, and we still do not have a schedule yet

The World Cup will be marred by this ugly spat between the BCCI and the PCB, and from the looks of things PCB wants to create as much drama as possible.

Kind enough to get the Pak vs India date in though.

[Rajdeep]

The ICC is in an interesting situation where we are 5 months out to the World Cup happening, and we still do not have a schedule yet

The World Cup will be marred by this ugly spat between the BCCI and the PCB, and from the looks of things PCB wants to create as much drama as possible.

This is a true statement. Actually Najam Sethi is playing smart with regular conflicting statements so that the world cup can be jeopardized and Jay Shah is falling in the trap. I think it had to do with age difference and maturity as Sethi is a veteran in this field and Shah is a novice. That is why I want BCCI should show some authority and release the fixture ASAP(with or without Pakistan). I really miss N.Srinivasan at times like these

[Devadwal]

The ICC is in an interesting situation where we are 5 months out to the World Cup happening, and we still do not have a schedule yet

The World Cup will be marred by this ugly spat between the BCCI and the PCB, and from the looks of things PCB wants to create as much drama as possible.

Once the IPL over all things will be clear . PCB officials are giving statement every day and no one listens .

[Savak]

The Asia Cup being played in Manchester, Lords, Oval, Old Trafford will be super profitable. The gate receipts will be through the roof. No wonder the PCB is pushing hard for it. Besides, just because its the Asia Cup why should it be restricted to the Asian Conditions, why can't it be played in countries like England, Australia, South Africa, US e.t.c?

[sam_ahm]

ICC, if they have any worth, should clear this out before the WCQs in Zimbabwe next month. We need to know how many slots are available in qualifiers, 2 or 3. If teams know that upfront then it makes a huge difference.

The WCQs do not have a SF and Final structure, they have round robin, super 6 and then Finals. Imagine a team knows they can't make the top 2 at some stage in super 6, there is a chance they take it easy and play some fringe players who are on bench, also the intensity will be lost. But the same team if they know they can still end up No. 3 and qualify for the WC then the entire situation changes.

We cannot and should not have a WCQ without clearly knowing how many WC slots are open... But expecting even this from the ICC is asking for too much, that's how incompetent ICC are.

[CrIc_Mystique]

What is the reason for BCCI not sending team ?

Mainly political stance, possibly security issues - but rest assured - LOOSING was never the reason.

[MenInG]

Najam Sethi has stated reports saying PCB has decided to send its team to India are incorrect "The Pakistan Government will decide, on the basis of security considerations, whether Pakistan team can go to India or not, like the Indian Government has decided for the BCCI" #CWC23

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) May 20, 2023

[Caved12]

It is time for ICC to grow some balls and give a warning to both countries to get their act together and resolve all differences or get permanently banned from playing cricket internationally. Seriously what the hell is going on

[cricketjoshila]

It is time for ICC to grow some balls and give a warning to both countries to get their act together and resolve all differences or get permanently banned from playing cricket internationally. Seriously what the hell is going on

Lol. Not even FIFA will do it to any of its members.

[nextover666666]

Lol. Not even FIFA will do it to any of its members.

Fifa can do it...you cant compare Fifa to ICC...no onr can bully Fifa. India is lucky Cricket is only played by 12 nations, if cricket had global following like football, India would NEVER be able to bully ICC

[cricketjoshila]

Fifa can do it...you cant compare Fifa to ICC...no onr can bully Fifa. India is lucky Cricket is only played by 12 nations, if cricket had global following like football, India would NEVER be able to bully ICC

Fifa cannot and hasn't forced anyone to Play another team. You don't play you lose points. Thats all.

Football hardly has bilaterals. So it wouldn't matter.

[Caved12]

Lol. Not even FIFA will do it to any of its members.

lol@ comparing FIFA to ICC

[U$ofA]

lol@ comparing FIFA to ICC

The two are compared all the time in this forum. Nothing new. But I do agree with you. The two should not be compared.

FIFA is much more corrupt than ICC. No comparison.

[Savak]

Apparently BCCI has told the PCB that they are prepared to accept the PCB hybrid model for the Asia Cup in exchange for a PCB guarantee that they will come to India for the ODI WC.

Sethi responded that the PCB needs to obtain permission from the Pakistani government first and the Pakistani government will only give permission in exchange for BCCI agreeing to send the Indian team to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy and for the Indian Pakistan WC game to be played at a different venue rather than Ahmedabad ie Narender Modi Stadium

[Caved12]

The two are compared all the time in this forum. Nothing new. But I do agree with you. The two should not be compared.

FIFA is much more corrupt than ICC. No comparison.

Can we please try and get out of this FIFA nonsense? Cause last I checked this was a cricket forum where we discuss cricket related issues and I am sick and tired of India and Pakistan always bringing politics into this sport. Enough is enough you know

[sam_ahm]

Almost everything in cricket these days is compared to Football. Premier League's, Substitutes, 90 min games, FIFA, less internationals, etc..

But the good things are never compared, like the FIFA revenue model, Globalization of the game, 32 teams in the WC, the qualification process for WC and other major events like EURO, COPA America, non dependency on any one country, etc...

It just shows how selective people are.

For example There are more than 100 countries that play football, obviously they won't play bilaterals 😂 but the kind of comparison we see here reg the same is hilarious.

[proud_pakistani]

I dont know why we are debating this. Asia Cup will happen and it will happen where India wants. They will give maybe 2-3 useless games to play in Pakistan and Pakistan will also go to the World Cup.

[Suleiman]

Has to be said as well how spineless ICC is.

They are the governing body of the sport, yet have stayed silent on this issue. Pathetic.

[nextover666666]

Fifa cannot and hasn't forced anyone to Play another team. You don't play you lose points. Thats all.

Football hardly has bilaterals. So it wouldn't matter.

Fifa can suspend and have you kicked out of a toruney if you do not attend, due to political driven agenda, so please dont compare Fifa to ICC.

[nextover666666]

ICC bows down to India and only listens to India, indeed ICC is the most corrupt.

[cricketjoshila]

Fifa can suspend and have you kicked out of a toruney if you do not attend, due to political driven agenda, so please dont compare Fifa to ICC.

Fifa will only deduct points for forfeiting a match. Teams have done that in the past.

If any team in any sports doesn't attend a tournament they are by default out of it.

[cricketjoshila]

ICC bows down to India and only listens to India, indeed ICC is the most corrupt.

Because India brings the money. And that money pays the bills of most boards.

[pillionrider]

For all the anti-Pak bluster in India, the ground reality is there is zero security threat to the Pakistan cricket team, anywhere in India. Even the most extreme Hindutva outfit knows the perils of trying anything against a cricket team in terms of perception and the extreme fallout for them.

[Fenrir]

People are getting excited for nothing.This match will not take place.All PCB has to do is to write to ICC and make it it clear that Pakistani players lives will be in danger.

[nextover666666]

Because India brings the money. And that money pays the bills of most boards.

Only 12 nations truly play cricket, if we had the same number of nations playing cricket like we have for football, with the same intrest than BCCI would not be able to bully ICC.

BCCI is lucky cricket is not played all over the world

[MenInG]

Talking to the media on the occasion of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) meeting, Najam Sethi said the Pakistan team’s chances of traveling to India for the ODI World Cup are low.

“In case of India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan to compete in the Asia Cup, chances are there that the Pakistan government would not allow the Men in Green to cross the borders for their World Cup participation. In that case, cricket will be the ultimate sufferer,”

“There should be a middle way to solve problems that surely threaten the smooth hosting of ICC and ACC events. In case of India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, the government will not allow us to travel to India to figure in the World Cup matches"

[Rajdeep]

Talking to the media on the occasion of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) meeting, Najam Sethi said the Pakistan team’s chances of traveling to India for the ODI World Cup are low.

“In case of India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan to compete in the Asia Cup, chances are there that the Pakistan government would not allow the Men in Green to cross the borders for their World Cup participation. In that case, cricket will be the ultimate sufferer,”

“There should be a middle way to solve problems that surely threaten the smooth hosting of ICC and ACC events. In case of India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, the government will not allow us to travel to India to figure in the World Cup matches"

It will be a massive embarassment for PCB if Pak team now travels to India for the world cup after these regular statements by Najam Sethi. Its non-stop...there is not a single day he is not talking about this topic. Not only in media but he is even giving interviews to random Indian sports youtube channel and repeating the same thing.

This shouldn't have been so hard had Sethi played it diplomatically rather than doing it for the gallery. Now that he made a mess out of it, hope he dosen't backtrack and stick to the stance of not sending Pak team for world cup. Else it would be epic beizzati.

[Devadwal]

Hope Seth or pcb don't change from this stand .

[cricketjoshila]

Hopefully PCB keeps its stand.

[Markhor]

The Asia Cup being played in Manchester, Lords, Oval, Old Trafford will be super profitable. The gate receipts will be through the roof. No wonder the PCB is pushing hard for it. Besides, just because its the Asia Cup why should it be restricted to the Asian Conditions, why can't it be played in countries like England, Australia, South Africa, US e.t.c?

You gotta be kidding. It'll be pelting down with rain in September in UK. It'll be the worst advertisement for an Asia Cup.

[Kroll]

Talking to the media on the occasion of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) meeting, Najam Sethi said the Pakistan team’s chances of traveling to India for the ODI World Cup are low.

“In case of India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan to compete in the Asia Cup, chances are there that the Pakistan government would not allow the Men in Green to cross the borders for their World Cup participation. In that case, cricket will be the ultimate sufferer,”

“There should be a middle way to solve problems that surely threaten the smooth hosting of ICC and ACC events. In case of India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, the government will not allow us to travel to India to figure in the World Cup matches"

This is poor from Sethi, they know India doesn't travel to Pakistan and hasn't done so for over a decade and a half so to use Asia Cup as a bargaining chip is beyond silly. It just doesn't make sense.

I don't want Sethi's ego to deprive the fans of seeing PCT compete in the ODI WC, something all fans look forward to. I've always maintained the best way to deal with this is to go deep into Indian territory and bring the Cup home.

[Usman Chadda]

This is poor from Sethi, they know India doesn't travel to Pakistan and hasn't done so for over a decade and a half so to use Asia Cup as a bargaining chip is beyond silly. It just doesn't make sense.

I don't want Sethi's ego to deprive the fans of seeing PCT compete in the ODI WC, something all fans look forward to. I've always maintained the best way to deal with this is to go deep into Indian territory and bring the Cup home.

Pakistan cricketers are not safe in a hostile country such as India - it is politics, but it is what it is.

India is doing the absolute right thing by not allowing their cricketers to travel to Pakistan - we are not on great terms with them politically and only a desperate bhikari country like Pakistan would think to send fifteen of its citizens to play a meaningless sport where there is actual possibility of them being harmed by lunatics.

[cricketjoshila]

Pakistan cricketers are not safe in a hostile country such as India - it is politics, but it is what it is.

India is doing the absolute right thing by not allowing their cricketers to travel to Pakistan - we are not on great terms with them politically and only a desperate bhikari country like Pakistan would think to send fifteen of its citizens to play a meaningless sport where there is actual possibility of them being harmed by lunatics.

Recently the Pakistani foreign minister and a big delegation came to India. Had no issues.

[CrIc_Mystique]

As an indian, i hope Asia cup is played with india's matches on neutral soil.
I hope WC 2023 matches involving pak are played on neutral soil. Hopefully this compromise does not deprive true cric lovers of watch both tournaments and this caters to the current political climate. Let humanity and love of competitive cricket win

[MenInG]

Fans are crestfallen with BCCI’s ticketing arrangements for the upcoming IPL 2023 Final. With the physical collection of tickets, a huge crowd formed outside the Narendra Modi Stadium, causing a stampede-like situation. The warning signs are there for the Indian cricket board, with the venue set to host the World Cup Final and the India vs Pakistan game. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN

Thousands of fans gathered outside the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday to get their hands on tickets for the IPL 2023 Final. Amid the scorching heat, many waited for more than a couple of hours resulting in a stampede-like situation. Some fainted under the extreme heat, leaving them disappointed with the arrangements made by BCCI. Despite booking tickets online for the IPL 2023 final through Paytm Insider, fans need to collect physical tickets at Box Office. The commotion lead to a lot of ruckus with unconfirmed reports of lathi charge also emerging. While the Narendra Modi Stadium boasts of a world-record capacity, the ground has small exits, causing further issues for the authorities.

Ticket gaffe raises serious questions for BCCI:

Will BCCI and ICC choose e-ticket instead of physical ones?

Is GCA capable enough to handle a world record crowd for India vs Pakistan match?

Should ICC and BCCI have different ticketing partner for WC?

It really raises the question of whether the Gujarat Cricket Association and the BCCI can handle the crowd that turns up at the venue for the India vs Pakistan match. A much higher profile game, a similar crowd gathering is expected for tickets to the game during the World Cup. Ahmedabad is the favourite to host the IND vs PAK game, and a similar situation could create further problems. The richest cricket board will have a task at hand, especially with extra security and personnel likely to be deployed.

Mismanagement at Narendra Modi Stadium raises questions on potential India vs Pakistan World Cup 2023 clash, Check Why?

The BCCI thus will introduce e-tickets. The physical collection of online tickets is a problem for the ticketing partners and the BCCI and the Indian cricket board are keen on implementing a completely online system for the game. For the IPL 2023 final, ticket booths are set up near Motera, for fans to collect their passes between 11 AM to 6 PM.

‘There will be e-tickets for India vs Pakistan game, WC Final’

“Yes, physical ticket creates an issue but you must understand it is different from one association to the other. In Chennai, it was not an issue but it has become an issue in Ahmedabad. Going forward, we will only have e-tickets to avoid such situations. We are not sure whether India vs Pakistan match will be in Ahmedabad. But for sure, there will be e-tickets for WC including the final,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport.

Currently, PayTm Insider is BCCI’s official ticketing partner. The implementation of e-tickets would be a huge boost to the Indian fans. it certainly reduces queues outside the stadium. Furthermore, fans do not have to arrive at the venue before the game which reduces travel costs. As things stand, a number of CSK fans had to make the trip to Ahmedabad early for the physical collection of tickets. An e-ticket system would have allowed them to arrive directly on match day. While BCCI promises an e-ticketing experience for the World Cup, the ICC will also have a say on the same.

The World Cup 2023 kicks off in October and will be played across 12 venues. BCCI and the ICC are yet to announce the schedule but the India vs Pakistan clash is likely to be played on October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The 100,000-capacity stadium will also host the World Cup final on November 19.

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Fans are crestfallen with BCCI’s ticketing arrangements for the upcoming IPL 2023 Final. With the physical collection of tickets, a huge crowd formed outside the Narendra Modi Stadium, causing a stampede-like situation. The warning signs are there for the Indian cricket board, with the venue set to host the World Cup Final and the India vs Pakistan game. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN

Thousands of fans gathered outside the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday to get their hands on tickets for the IPL 2023 Final. Amid the scorching heat, many waited for more than a couple of hours resulting in a stampede-like situation. Some fainted under the extreme heat, leaving them disappointed with the arrangements made by BCCI. Despite booking tickets online for the IPL 2023 final through Paytm Insider, fans need to collect physical tickets at Box Office. The commotion lead to a lot of ruckus with unconfirmed reports of lathi charge also emerging. While the Narendra Modi Stadium boasts of a world-record capacity, the ground has small exits, causing further issues for the authorities.

Ticket gaffe raises serious questions for BCCI:

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Should ICC and BCCI have different ticketing partner for WC?

It really raises the question of whether the Gujarat Cricket Association and the BCCI can handle the crowd that turns up at the venue for the India vs Pakistan match. A much higher profile game, a similar crowd gathering is expected for tickets to the game during the World Cup. Ahmedabad is the favourite to host the IND vs PAK game, and a similar situation could create further problems. The richest cricket board will have a task at hand, especially with extra security and personnel likely to be deployed.

Mismanagement at Narendra Modi Stadium raises questions on potential India vs Pakistan World Cup 2023 clash, Check Why?

The BCCI thus will introduce e-tickets. The physical collection of online tickets is a problem for the ticketing partners and the BCCI and the Indian cricket board are keen on implementing a completely online system for the game. For the IPL 2023 final, ticket booths are set up near Motera, for fans to collect their passes between 11 AM to 6 PM.

‘There will be e-tickets for India vs Pakistan game, WC Final’

“Yes, physical ticket creates an issue but you must understand it is different from one association to the other. In Chennai, it was not an issue but it has become an issue in Ahmedabad. Going forward, we will only have e-tickets to avoid such situations. We are not sure whether India vs Pakistan match will be in Ahmedabad. But for sure, there will be e-tickets for WC including the final,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport.

Currently, PayTm Insider is BCCI’s official ticketing partner. The implementation of e-tickets would be a huge boost to the Indian fans. it certainly reduces queues outside the stadium. Furthermore, fans do not have to arrive at the venue before the game which reduces travel costs. As things stand, a number of CSK fans had to make the trip to Ahmedabad early for the physical collection of tickets. An e-ticket system would have allowed them to arrive directly on match day. While BCCI promises an e-ticketing experience for the World Cup, the ICC will also have a say on the same.

The World Cup 2023 kicks off in October and will be played across 12 venues. BCCI and the ICC are yet to announce the schedule but the India vs Pakistan clash is likely to be played on October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The 100,000-capacity stadium will also host the World Cup final on November 19.

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The schedule for the ODI World Cup is expected to be announced on the sidelines of the World Test Championship final next month, while the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will formalise the working group for the tournament over the next few weeks.

In its Special Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad on Saturday, it was decided that the office-bearers will be entrusted to set up the working committee for the ICC tournament, which will be played in India between October and November.

Contrary to speculations that the schedule will be released soon after the IPL final, the BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed that the final schedule will be released sometime during the WTC final which will be attended by the BCCI bigwigs and the ICC top brass.

“The venues for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will be decided at a press conference during the ICC World Test Championship Final. The complete schedule for the tournament will also be revealed,” Shah said.

Since it was not part of the five-point agenda, there were no discussions on the venues for the World Cup, but the state units were informed that with surplus revenue from the IPL, the Board plans to invest more in terms of developing infrastructure.

“As far as the venues for the World Cup are concerned, each office-bearer will be responsible for each venue. We are looking at all the metros as venues for the tournament,” Shah said.

With just about four months remaining for the tournament, Grant Thorton will work at a fast pace to upgrade the 15 stadiums that have been earmarked for the World Cup. While work has started in some of the centres like Lucknow, where the square will be relaid, other centres will also get into the groove once the IPL gets over.

S&C coaches for state units

To avoid the load on the NCA, there were demands from several state units for a streamlining in terms of appointing strength and conditioning coaches and trainers and the Board will have an ‘umbrella wing’ that will ensure that state teams will have to follow a particular criteria in terms of appointing the S&C coaches.

“To address injury concerns of players, we have created a structure where every state association will appoint a Strength and Conditioning coach and a Sport Science and Sports Medicine team. The candidates will be interviewed by the NCA panel,” Shah said.

A state unit member, who attended the meeting, said that the Board will set up a body, which will look after this process and will liaison with the state units in developing the structure. “This will reduce the load on the NCA and also help the state units in setting up their own facility in terms of S&C and trainers,” the member said.

Shelar, Saikia to finalise POSH committee

With the presence of two legal professionals - joint secretary Devajit Saikia and treasurer Ashish Shelar - the Board will work with its own legal team to finalise the revamped POSH committee, which has not been quite active in the recent past.

“Since both Saikia and Shelar are senior legal professionals, their advice will help. So, they will work in tandem with the legal team and set up a committee,” a source said, indicating that names have been shortlisted and will be finalised soon.

Next WPL before March 2024

The office-bearers have also been entrusted to look into setting up a specific committee for the Women’s Premier League. In the inaugural edition, Arun Dhumal-led IPL governing council took charge of the WPL, but going forward, the Board plans to set up a separate committee for the women’s tournament. The office-bearers will discuss the formalities and take a call soon. “A committee will be formed to decide the World Cup and the Women’s Premier League. Information of these committees will be out in the next week,” Shah said.

The secretary also informed that the Board will have a discussion with the broadcaster and decide a window for the next edition of the WPL. “We will be looking at a window for organizing the next edition of the Women’s Premier League before March 2024,” he said.

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