The Union Minister for Sports, Anurag Thakur, has already said that India is not afraid of any threats and that they will still be able to host the competition. The Sports Minister announced that India would host the Cricket World Cup in 2023 with all participating teams.
Digital Desk: Pakistan has threatened to boycott the upcoming 50-over cricket world cup championship in India. Ramiz Raja, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has stated that his team will not visit the neighbouring nation if India opts not to participate in the Asia Cup 2023, which will be held in Pakistan.
Raja brought up India's losses to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in 2021 and the earlier 2022 Asia Cup. Due to their outstanding performances and two victories over the "largest business-making cricket side" in a single year, he claimed that an aggressive strategy will be used.
"Our position is clear that if they come, we'll attend the World Cup; if not, let them go ahead and do it. They must play without Pakistan. Who will watch the World Cup if Pakistan does not compete in it when it is held in India next year?" said Raja.
Raja told Pakistani media that his team had defeated the "board of billion-dollar economy" twice in one year, a clear reference to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and that only when the squad plays well will Pakistan's cricket economy develop (BCCI).
The Union Minister for Sports, Anurag Thakur, has already said that India is not afraid of any threats and that they will still be able to host the competition. The Sports Minister announced that India would host the Cricket World Cup in 2023 with all participating teams.
According to BCCI secretary Jay Shah, the Asia Cup will take place in a neutral location. Earlier in October, there were rumours that Team India might travel to Pakistan for the competition.
A statement from PCB was in response to Shah's comments on hosting the Asia Cup in a neutral venue.
According to the statement, the overall effect of such statements "has the potential to split the Asian and international cricketing communities" and "may damage Pakistan's visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle."
The government, not the board, will decide whether to send teams to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup, BCCI President Roger Binny stated.
Cricket teams stopped visiting Pakistan as a result of the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009. It wasn't until 2015 that foreign tours resumed in the country. Since then, Pakistan has hosted teams from Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Australia, and England for bilateral series.
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