BCCI asks PCB to control its players
A senior official of the BCCI has called for the Pakistan Cricket Board to put a leash on its players for the comments that they made against India. The official also stated that while India would have liked to play against their arch-rivals in an “ideal world”, the actions of the Indian Government are not in their jurisdiction - and they are the ones that are stopping from the pair facing each other in bilateral series.
“In an ideal world, we would host Pakistan in India and visit Pakistan to play there. Our willingness thus exceeds the willingness of PCB it appears, when we talk only of willingness. However, firstly Najam must understand that BCCI does not decide the policies of the government of India just the way PCB does not decide the policies of the government of Pakistan,” he told CricketNext.
“We are an Indian organisation that is bound by the laws of India and we have to comply with them, it is not a card for us but a legal necessity. It may be optional to follow the law in Pakistan, but in India it is mandatory.
He then called for Najam Sethi, the chairman of PCB, to take action on Pakistan players for their comments against India. This comes right after Shahid Afridi’s comments on Kashmir and Hasan Ali’s absurd behavior at the Attari-Wagah border during the national flag-lowering ceremony.
“Further, it is a bit much for Najam to say this when the Patron in Chief of the PCB is the sitting Prime Minister of Pakistan. I would also request Najam to sternly deal with the issue of the recent misbehaviour of the Pakistani cricketer in showing disrespect towards India as a country and other indiscriminate actions and words by former cricketers that do nothing to promote the right atmosphere for cricket. I do hope they at least understand the concept of a ‘gentleman’,” he said.
According to claims from PCB, India had earlier signed a Memorandum of Understanding with them to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023 – for which the PCB are seeking $70 million in compensation due to the failure on India’s part.
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