After the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCC)) denied to play their matches in the Asia Cup 2023 in Pakistan and decided to go for a neutral venue, while the rest of the tournament was going to be held in Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board has also made a similar decision regarding ODI World Cup 2023.
Well, there were calls by several former players and members of the Pakistani board to boycott the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023, which will be hosted by the BCCI and is expected to be held in India in October-November this year. This will be for the first time that India alone would be hosting the marquee tournament.
Pakistan Will Not Play ODI World Cup 2023 In India
Meanwhile, according to the latest reports by ESPNCricinfo, Pakistan’s matches of the ODI World Cup 2023 are all set to be held in Bangladesh, while the rest of the tournament will take place in India.
As per the report, in the recently-concluded Asian Cricket Council meeting it was decided that the est of the Asia Cup will be played in Pakistan, and India’s games will be held at a neutral venue.
“The proposal to play India games at a neutral venue (outside Pakistan) has been proposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board. They haven’t informed the BCCI about which the neutral venue will be. The ACC hasn’t taken any decision on it. It will be discussed during the next meeting. There are logistics and financial implications too. At the same time we don’t know whether the official broadcaster will agree to this move because they will need another crew in another country,” an official, who attended the meeting, said.
Notably, the last time the Pakistan cricket team traveled to India was for a bilateral series in 2013, and ever since then, both sides haven’t met in any bilateral series because of the political tension between the two nations. India and Pakistan now only face each other in the ICC and ACC tournaments.
