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A day after making a bold statement that Pakistan may refuse to come to India to play ODI World Cup 2023, Pakistan’s Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Ehsan-ur-Rehman Mazari believes that Pakistan may refuse to come to India to play ODI World Cup 2023. may demand. ‘Hybrid Model’ outside India if India is doing the same for Asia Cup 2023.
Mazari said in Naya Pakistan show on Geo TV in Pakistan that former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi did not negotiate well for Asia Cup 2023. “Our talks for Asia Cup 2023 could have been much better. We are playing only 4 matches in Pakistan during Asia Cup 2023, when we are the hosts. Even the final is happening in Sri Lanka,” Mazari said on the Naya Pakistan show.
“The desire of the BCCI was that Pakistan should not host the Asia Cup 2023. But his wish was not fulfilled. However, the PCB has now negotiated it in a better way,” said Mazari.
“We can certainly negotiate terms with the BCCI that if they refuse to come and play in Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023, then Pakistan will play their ODI World Cup 2023 matches outside India under a ‘hybrid’ model Can also demand to play. We can definitely discuss it,” Mazari said.
Ehsan Mazari says that the previous management under Najam Sethi did not negotiate well and the leading teams should have come to play in Pakistan for the Asia Cup. He also says that the PCB can hold talks and play its World Cup matches outside India and at neutral venues.pic.twitter.com/5kOq3D3L1e— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) 9 July 2023
In the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, Pakistan is to compete with India on October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Mazari said in an interview to the Indian Express newspaper that Pakistan should demand that their World Cup 2023 matches be played at neutral venues as India had done the same with regard to Asia Cup 2023.
Mazari said, “Since the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) comes under my ministry, my personal opinion is that if India demands to play its Asia Cup matches at a neutral venue, then we will also have our World Cup in India.” Will demand the same for matches.” told The Indian Express.
A hybrid model will be used for the Asia Cup 2023 this year after India refused to tour Pakistan for the event due to security concerns. But still the final schedule of Asia Cup has not been announced.
The four-match first leg is scheduled to take place in Lahore and the rest of the tournament will take place in Sri Lanka and possibly Dambulla, where India vs Pakistan clash and key matches including the final will take place.
“Pakistan is the host (of the Asia Cup), it has the right to host all the matches in Pakistan. This is what cricket lovers want, I don’t want a hybrid model, Mazari said in the interview.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a high-profile committee to decide whether the Green team will travel to India for the Cricket World Cup in October-November 2023. The committee will be headed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. ,
“The committee will be headed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and I am among the 11 ministers who are part of it. We will discuss the issue and give our recommendations to the Prime Minister, who is also the patron-in-chief of the PCB. The PM will take the final decision,” said the IPC minister.
