Quote from: Sithara007 on Today at 02:44:13 AM

Quote from: laurenB7742 on October 27, 2022, 07:24:05 PM

It is my opinion that you cannot get rid of the BCCI because that is the board that brings you the most amount of revenue. At the same time, you cannot do anything that the BCCI tells you to do. That would be disrespectful to the other teams and cricket boards. The main problem is that the ICC could not impose authority over all the cricket boards thoroughly and equally. And this wouldn't have been a problem if at least 100 teams played cricket regularly.
But whatever happens, I do not think that the venue of the Asia Cup should be changed from Pakistan to UAE. That would be just wrong towards Pakistan which is doing their best to improve the cricketing situation of their country. ICC will have to think about a solution keeping this in mind.

Why should the venue be shifted from Pakistan? I don't think that it is right. Today it is Pakistan. Tomorrow the demands will increase. BCCI will refuse to play anywhere other than India. Then what the other countries would do? And it is very clear that BCCI's refusal to tour Pakistan has nothing to do with any security issue. If that was the case, then teams such as Australia, England and New Zealand would also refuse to tour Pakistan. Their refusal is purely due to political reasons, as Jay Shah wants to divert attention from some of his own shortcomings.

I absolutely agree. Today Pakistan is suffering because of the demands of the BCCI. Who knows what they are planning to ask for if they are not stopped now! I understand that they are the cricket board that is bringing in the most amount of money for the ICC. But that does not mean they are entitled to be allowed to do anything that they want. Obviously, there are some other reasons for doing these things. But, I don't think anyone should have this type of dare. And if somehow this Asia Cup is canceled Pakistan will have to suffer a lot for it.

Quote from: Sithara007 on Today at 04:04:55 AM

Quote from: JSRAW on Today at 03:34:44 AM

Now that's a weird take considering the bloody history of Indo-Pak.
It's not Jay Shah cause it's above his pay grade. It all comes down to Gov to Gov and diplomatic relations and with due all respect, we shouldn't be ignorant about the series of events. Also, everything in Indo-Pak cricket is about politics and it's not a new trend, happening since 50s-60s quite regularly. It would be ignorance if we think otherwise.

Well.. I can agree on this. In the end, it all depends on the decision by the government. But for quite some time now, the relations between the two countries have remained at a stable state. India hasn't witnessed any terrorist incidents such as bombings and mass shootings, and there have been no major border skirmishes between the two sides. If the governments want, they can use cricket as a tool to further improve the relations between these two countries. But in order for that to happen, both the governments need to put the controversial issues (such as Kashmir) on the cold storage for some time.

So, @JSRAW and @Sithara007 are you guys saying that the comments or statements of Jay Shah were made under some influence from another source? In this case, it seems to be the government

I know that the cricket boards of both countries are influenced by the governments. However, I always thought the governments had better things to do except for poking around with each other. But that does not seem to be the case. I agree with @Sithara007 that both countries could use cricket to improve their relationship with each other but they are actually doing the opposite.