The controversy over the venue of the Asia Cup 2023 has been going on for the last several months. But for the last two-three days this matter seems to be getting hotter. Recently there were reports that the hosting of the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup has been snatched from Pakistan.
At the same time, Sri Lanka Cricket and Bangladesh Cricket Board also did not support Pakistan. In such a situation, it was necessary for the cricketers of Pakistan to fret. In the same fret, now a Pakistani fast bowler has given such a statement which can add fuel to the fire and create a ruckus in this matter.
The controversy regarding the venue of Asia Cup 2023 is not taking its name. Meanwhile, the statement of a Pakistani player has added fuel to the fire.
The controversy over the venue of the Asia Cup 2023 has been going on for the past several months. But for the last two-three days this matter seems to be getting hotter. Recently there were reports that the hosting of the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup has been snatched from Pakistan.
At the same time, Sri Lanka Cricket and Bangladesh Cricket Board also did not support Pakistan. In such a situation, it was necessary for the cricketers of Pakistan to fret. In the same fret, now a Pakistani fast bowler has given such a statement which can add fuel to the fire and create a ruckus in this matter.
Many former Pakistan cricketers including Shahid Afridi and Javed Miandad had made absurd statements on this issue earlier. At the same time, Pakistan’s fast bowler Junaid Khan has also given an absurd statement while moving forward in the same way.
Cricket Pakistan quoted Junaid as saying, when all the international teams are visiting Pakistan, what is the problem with the Indian team. He did not stop here, he also said in his jittery statement whether Indian players are aliens from another world.
Junaid’s angry statement…
Perhaps Junaid is not aware of the political differences going on between India and Pakistan. They don’t even realize that there is a world of difference between other countries and Indian players going to Pakistan. Especially after seeing the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai and then the incidents of firing on the Sri Lankan team bus in Pakistan. Junaid says that the situation in Pakistan is good.
He further said that, when other countries like Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand can come to Pakistan and they have no security problem, are Indian players aliens that they have a problem? Perhaps Junaid will get the answer when he studies in detail all the previous political differences between the two countries.
What is the whole controversy?
By the way, if we know the whole controversy in brief, it is that Pakistan was to host the Asia Cup 2023. BCCI Secretary Jai Shah refused to allow the Indian team to go to Pakistan and demanded that the tournament be held at a neutral venue.
At first Pakistan did not agree and it threatened not to come to India for the 2023 World Cup. After that the hybrid model came from Pakistan, according to which it was said that India’s matches would be held outside Pakistan at neutral venues and the remaining matches would be held in Pakistan.
There was no consensus on this also. Presently, there were reports of shifting the tournament to Sri Lanka and it was also said that Pakistan might boycott it. Any official decision on this is yet to come from the ACC (Asian Cricket Council).
