Senior Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) officers have travelled to Pakistan to safe the nation’s participation on this yr’s 50-overs World Cup in India which has been unsure for political causes.
Bilateral cricket has been a casualty of the soured relations between India and Pakistan over the past decade and the neighbours play one another solely in multi-team occasions at impartial venues.
India have declined to tour Pakistan for September’s Asia Cup and need the whole match be held in a impartial nation, which has prompted a tit-for-tat response from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Its chairman Najam Sethi advised Reuters this month there was a “very actual chance” of Pakistan boycotting the World Cup in India ought to PCB’s proposal to stage a minimum of some Asia Cup matches on dwelling soil not be accepted.
The PCB mentioned in a press release ICC Chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice would arrive in Lahore on Tuesday to satisfy Sethi and others cricket officers throughout their two-day go to.
“That’s one thing that’s clearly ongoing in the meanwhile,” ICC Basic Supervisor Wasim Khan advised a digital press convention on Monday when requested about Pakistan’s participation within the World Cup.
“Geoff Allardice, our CEO, and Greg are in Pakistan in the meanwhile discussing various areas with the PCB hierarchy.
“However that’s definitely as much as the 2 international locations and the hierarchy inside the ICC to debate them and are available to some conclusions,” added former PCB CEO Khan.
Indian board secretary Jay Shah heads the Asian Cricket Council, which is prone to reveal the Asia Cup dates and venue this week.
Dates and venues for the World Cup, to be performed in October-November, shall be introduced after the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) remaining in London from June 7.