Asia Cup 2023: Why India will not travel to Pakistan for ODI Asia cup in 2023 ?

India refuse to travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023, which takes away hosting rights as well after hearing the jay shah statement the current chairmen of PCB Ramiz raja replied to the BCCI:

“Neutral venue for the Asia Cup isn’t unprecedented, and we have decided that we can now no longer journey to Pakistan,” Hindustan Times quoted Shah as saying following the 91st annual general meeting of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Shah, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council, added: “It’s the government that decides over the permission of our team visiting Pakistan, so we won’t touch upon that however for the 2023 Asia Cup, it is decided that the event might be held at an impartial venue.”

Pakistan is scheduled to host the 50-over Asia Cup within side the 2nd 1/2 of 2023, following which the World Cup will take region in India.

Earlier, Cribuzz had reported that the BCCI was open to sending the Indian cricket team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023.

The report cited a BCCI official as saying that the visit would be “subject to the clearance of the government of the time, but right now, it is certainly on the agenda” of the board’s annual general meeting.

Cricbuzz additionally mentioned a note by the BCCI that listed India’s engagements in subsequent years’ multilateral events.
“There is always an alternative to hosting the event in the United Arab Emirates, like this year’s Asia Cup, however, BCCI notice appeared to be indicating otherwise,” the document stated.
Responding to the same, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a declaration wherein stated that PCB contributors are disappointed with the remark made by BCCI secretary Jay Shah. The board even stated that BCCI must have consulted with them or the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) earlier than coming to any conclusion.

“The PCB has noted with marvel and disappointment yesterday’s remark made by the ACC President Jay Shah as regards transferring of subsequent year’s Asia Cup to an impartial venue. The remarks had been made with no dialogue or session with the Board of the Asian Cricket Council or the Pakistan Cricket Board (occasion host) and without any thoughts towards their long-term consequences and implications,” PCB was quoted as saying in a press release.
“After having presided over the ACC assembly all through which Pakistan become provided the ACC Asia Cup with amazing aid and reaction from the ACC Board Members, Shah’s declaration of transferring to the ACC Asia Cup has sincerely been made unilaterally. This is contrary to the philosophy and spirit for which the Asian Cricket Council become fashioned in September 1983 – a united Asian cricket frame to protect the hobbies of its Members and organize, develop, and sell the game of cricket in Asia,” PCB added. The statement further stated that BCCI’s decision has the potential to split the Asian and international cricket communities as well as Pakistan’s visit to India for the 2023 ODI World Cup and other ICC events.

The overall impact of such statements has the potential to split the Asian and global cricketing communities and might affect Pakistan’s go to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and different ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle.

Pakistan and India have now no longer performed men’s cricket in opposition to one another — other than multi-group events — in any layout due to the fact January 2013 was their final Test in shape become performed in December 2007.

Decades of bitter rivalry between the neighbours often cloud their cricket encounters. India has largely refused to play bilateral games against Pakistan since 2008, after a lethal assault in Mumbai, which India blamed on Pakistan and the latter strongly denied.

The Indian cricket team had last visited Pakistan for a bilateral series in 2005-6.