Pakistan Cricket Board won’t accept Asia Cup being moved for IPL: PCB official
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|| CF Correspondent ||
The Pakistan Cricket Board said that that a change in schedule to accommodate the Indian Premier League (IPL) will not be accepted by them.
According to PCB chief executive Wasim Khan the only reason Asia CUP can be changed if there is any health related issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic but will not acc
“Our stance is absolutely clear, the Asia Cup is set for September and the only reason it should not take place is continued health safety issues. We will not accept that the Asia Cup is moved to accommodate the IPL,” Khan said on GEO News Channel.
“I have heard that there is talk to move the Asia Cup to November-December but for us that is not possible. If you move the Asia Cup you are making way for one member nation and that is not right and it will not have our support,” he added.
Khan said Pakistan will host Zimbabwe and then tour New Zealand in this November-December and so hosting Asian Cup in this period is not an option for them.
The IPL has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic but there is speculation that it could be held later this year if the situation improves.
Khan said the BCCI representative did not raise the IPL window issue at Thursday’s ICC Chief Executives virtual meeting where he took part as PCB’s representative.
Khan said Cricket Australia informed other Boards at the meeting that it was exploring all options but no decision was taken on moving the T20 World Cup to another date or to another country.
