One can always trust Venkatesh Prasad to give it back to Pakistani players. Be it Aamir Sohail in the 1996 World Cup quarterfinal in Bengaluru or Javed Mianad in 2023 after his shocking remarks on India on the 2023 Asia Cup saga, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made it clear that the tournament will have to take place in a neutral venue.
Former Pakistan captain Miandad was blunt in his assessment of the situation, claiming that the International Cricket Council (ICC) should ban. He claimed that it does matter to Pakistan whether India comes or not
“Main to pehle bhi kehta tha, nahi aate to bhaad mein jaayein, hamein koi fark nahi padta, hamein hamari cricket mil rahi hai. Ye ICC ka kaam hai, ye cheez agar ICC control nahi kar skti, to fir governing body ka koi kaam nahi hai(I have always been saying, if India don’t to come, we don’t care. We are getting our cricket. It’s ICC’s job to control such things, else there’s no point of having a governing body),” said Miandad in a Youtube video.
“ICC should have one rule for every country. If such teams don’t come, no matter how strong they are, you should remove them,” Miandad added.
However, former Indian pacer Venkatesh did not take kindly to the remark and gave an epic one-word reply. “But they are refusing to go to hell,” said Venkatesh in a viral tweet.
Will Pakistan host Asia cup 2023?
A decision on the host country for the 2023 has been delayed till March, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) likely to be the new venue. However, Pakistan has threatened to boycott the 2023 ODI World Cup in India if the Men in Blue do not travel to Pakistan for the continental showpiece event.y
