Former wicket-keeper batter Rashid Malik says if had the facility he wouldn’t let Pakistan play in opposition to India in any event and likewise instructed that ICC mustn’t grant the internet hosting rights of world occasions to each nations till they resolve their points. The BCCI has refused to ship its workforce to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy and there hypothesis that all the event may very well be moved overseas. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written to the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) asking for a written affirmation from the BCCI for India’s incapability to journey to Pakistan for the event.
“There is a massive risk that Pakistan can cease taking part in cricket in opposition to India. Had I been in energy, then, sure, I’ll have taken this sturdy step. I might not blame anybody for this. If you happen to do not need to play (in Pakistan), then do not play in opposition to us (in any respect),” Latif, recognized for his plain communicate, instructed PTI Movies.
“If I might have been there, I might have taken this resolution, and fought in opposition to the BCCI.” He instructed that the ICC also needs to cease giving main tournaments to each India and Pakistan until points are resolved.
“In my view, ICC ought to withhold the internet hosting rights for each nations till these points between them are resolved; till their issues are settled,” mentioned the previous wicketkeeper-batter who performed 37 Assessments and 166 ODIs.
Touching upon the problem of political interference in cricket, notably in Asia, Latif referred to the ban imposed on Sri Lanka (in 2023) and Zimbabwe (in 2019) by the ICC and questioned why the worldwide physique was lenient in the direction of India and Pakistan.
The ICC had suspended Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in November final yr for alleged political interference within the administration of the game within the nation. The suspension was lifted in January this yr.
“Why aren’t India and Pakistan getting banned? As a result of, ICC has loads of stake on them,” he mentioned.
The previous cricketer criticised BCCI’s stance relating to safety considerations for the Indian workforce in Pakistan, saying the ICC’s safety workforce had assessed his nation and deemed it secure.
“That is the primary time, I might say, the BCCI is at fault. The rationale they’re stating could be very weak. It needs to be in writing that the BCCI and the Indian cricket workforce is feeling threatened.
“The ICC safety workforce got here right here and gave the inexperienced gentle for the event. If you happen to had points, you may have reported to them,” he mentioned.
On whether or not Pakistan will withdraw from the Champions Trophy if the event is shifted elsewhere, the veteran mentioned, “No one has seen it on paper. It needs to be written down on a chunk of paper. We had a phrase with the PCB (and) they mentioned they’ve despatched an e-mail to the Pakistan authorities relating to this. It is a severe authorized concern, no person is prepared to provide it in writing.” Latif was assured that lack of matches with India wouldn’t hamper Pakistan cricket’s progress.
“We did not play at dwelling for 12 lengthy years. What may very well be extra painful than that? Pakistan will get the 34 million {dollars} in each eight-year time (from ICC), whether or not they play India or not. The boards which are wealthy will undergo losses, not a board like PCB that does not have the cash.
“Pakistan can survive taking part in bilateral sequence even when they do not play main ICC tournaments.”
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