Throughout the announcement of the event fixtures on Tuesday, the ICC turned down the PCB’s request to keep away from scheduling their matches in Chennai and Bengaluru towards particular groups.
The PCB had expressed reservations about enjoying Afghanistan on a spin-friendly monitor in Chennai and most well-liked to keep away from dealing with Australia in Bengaluru.
As a part of the announcement in Mumbai, it was confirmed that Pakistan will lock horns with India in Ahmedabad on October 15 and tackle Australia (October 20) and Afghanistan (October 23) at pre-decided venues.
Quickly after the announcement, the PCB made it clear that its participation within the ODI World Cup might be topic to authorities clearance.
“Our participation within the World Cup and us enjoying in Ahmedabad on October 15 or in Mumbai if we qualify for semifinals will all be depending on authorities clearance,” stated a PCB official.
The PCB official stated the federal government has not but issued any NOC to the PCB to journey to India and because it was a delicate challenge, the Board can solely transfer ahead after getting clear directives from its authorities.
“We have now already knowledgeable the ICC that our participation within the event or any points over venues is linked to firstly the PCB getting clearance from the federal government to journey to India,” the official stated.
Pakistan have signed a participation settlement to compete and the world governing physique “100% expects them to be there and has had no indications on the contrary”.
“All members should abide by the principles and the legal guidelines of their nation and we respect that. However we’re assured Pakistan might be in India for the lads’s cricket World Cup,” an ICC spokesperson advised PTI.
Pakistan final performed in India in 2016 within the T20 World Cup. The 2 groups play one another within the ICC occasions and Asia Cup as a result of tense relations between the 2 international locations.
The ICC not entertaining Pakistan’s request to relocate two matches was on anticipated strains because it normally addresses considerations over venues on potential safety menace and never on cricketing grounds.
With the elections for the publish of PCB chairman now postponed no less than till July 17, it stays to be seen how the Board reacts to the World Cup schedule announcement.
With the Balochistan Excessive Courtroom issuing a keep order towards the holding of elections for the Chairman’s publish on Monday on petitions filed by two former members of the PCB’s cricket administration committee, confusion reigns in Pakistan cricket in the mean time.
After Najam Sethi’s resignation, the Board is being run by interim chairman Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana.
Zaka Ashraf, nominated for the chairman’s publish, has to win votes of the Board of Governors to formally take cost of the important thing publish.
(With PTI Inputs)
