‘Poori duniya me hota hai ye’- Salman Butt opens up on the controversy over Jay Shah’s remark
The Indian Cricket Board’s secretary, Jay Shah, on Tuesday, very categorically stated that India will not visit Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023 and the tournament will rather be held at a neutral venue. Shah’s remark caused a stir in the cricketing fraternity.
A lot of current and former Pakistan cricketers criticized the Indian Cricket Board secretary’s remarks and asked the PCB to end all the cricketing ties between the arch-rivals. The Pakistan Cricket Board also called for an emergency meeting of ACC and warned the Indian Cricket Board for pulling out of the 2023 World Cup, slated to be held in India next year.
“The PCB has noted with surprise and disappointment of yesterday’s comments made by the ACC President Mr. Jay Shah with regards to shifting of next year’s Asia Cup to a neutral venue. The comments were made without any discussion or consultation with the Board of the Asian Cricket Council or the Pakistan Cricket Board (event host) and without any thoughts towards their long-term consequences and implications,” it said in a release.
“The overall impact of such statements have the potential to split the Asian and international cricketing communities, and can impact Pakistan’s visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle,” the release added.
Meanwhile, Salman Butt is the recent Pakistan cricketer to criticize Jay Shah’s remark. Speaking on his Youtube channel, Butt questioned the existence of the Cricket Governing Body. The Pakistan cricketer feels that India has more influence because it provides financial backup to the Cricket Governing Body.
“Pehle mujhe ye bataayein, kya ICC exist karta hai? Kya vaakayi me vo koi neutral umpire hai? Kya influence nahi hota udhar? Kya heavyweight nahi hai India because they bring more financial backup to the ICC?
“Jab aisa hota hai, tab time to time you see muscle. Jahan se revenue aata hai, vahan se vo apni chaahat ke hisaab se decisions liye jaate hain. Poori duniya me hota hai ye. It all depends jab ICC me ye meeting hui thi, Jay Shah hi preside kar rahe the, aur ussi me Pakistan ko award hua tha Asia Cup, uss time unhone kya kaha tha, ye voi jaanta hai jo uss meeting me tha.
Meanwhile, India and Pakistan are slated to take on each other in the 20-20 World Cup encounter on Sunday.
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