NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Khalid Mahmood has expressed doubts that India will take part within the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan early subsequent 12 months, highlighting the potential monetary and operational repercussions for each the PCB and ICC if India would not attend.
“They’re very very slim possibilities they are going to conform to play in Pakistan,” Mahmood, who’s a retired senior bureaucrat, mentioned.
He talked about that India’s absence may set a precedent for different cricketing nations, additional complicating the occasion’s logistics and profitability.
“India is the richest cricket board and carries numerous clout. If they do not ship their staff to Pakistan I foresee even nations like Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh following their path,” information company PTI quoted Mahmood as saying.
“This might principally cut back the Champions Trophy right into a enterprise the place revenues will take a success, bills will develop and income would fall,” Mahmood, who twice went to India in 1989 and 1999 as Pakistan’s junior and senior staff supervisor, mentioned.
Mahmood suggested the PCB to keep up its stance of separating sports activities from politics to keep away from additional issues.
“Look the factor is at this degree you’ll be able to solely foyer and attempt to persuade different boards to be in your facet. India has an excessive amount of clout within the ICC it might do no good for Pakistan to undertake a tit for tat technique.”
“Factor is when the BCCI says it might’t ship its staff and can play its matches outdoors Pakistan, it does cut back the aim for Pakistan of internet hosting an ICC occasion,” he added.
The Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held from February 19 to March 9 subsequent 12 months.
“They’re very very slim possibilities they are going to conform to play in Pakistan,” Mahmood, who’s a retired senior bureaucrat, mentioned.
He talked about that India’s absence may set a precedent for different cricketing nations, additional complicating the occasion’s logistics and profitability.
“India is the richest cricket board and carries numerous clout. If they do not ship their staff to Pakistan I foresee even nations like Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh following their path,” information company PTI quoted Mahmood as saying.
“This might principally cut back the Champions Trophy right into a enterprise the place revenues will take a success, bills will develop and income would fall,” Mahmood, who twice went to India in 1989 and 1999 as Pakistan’s junior and senior staff supervisor, mentioned.
Mahmood suggested the PCB to keep up its stance of separating sports activities from politics to keep away from additional issues.
“Look the factor is at this degree you’ll be able to solely foyer and attempt to persuade different boards to be in your facet. India has an excessive amount of clout within the ICC it might do no good for Pakistan to undertake a tit for tat technique.”
“Factor is when the BCCI says it might’t ship its staff and can play its matches outdoors Pakistan, it does cut back the aim for Pakistan of internet hosting an ICC occasion,” he added.
The Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held from February 19 to March 9 subsequent 12 months.
