The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is going through heavy criticism for its determination to schedule the Asia Cup in the course of the wet season in Sri Lanka.
The previous chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Administration Committee, Najam Sethi, expressed his disappointment when the extremely anticipated match between Pakistan and India within the 2023 Asia Cup was referred to as off attributable to rain on the Pallekele Worldwide Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Sethi, in a social media publish, revealed that in his tenure he had strongly advocated for internet hosting the Asia Cup matches within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to keep away from weather-related disruptions.
“How disappointing! Rain mars the best contest in cricket. However this was forecast. As PCB Chair, I urged the ACC to play in UAE however poor excuses had been made to accommodate Sri Lanka. Too sizzling in Dubai, they mentioned. Nevertheless it was as sizzling when the Asia Cup was performed there final time in Sep 2022 or when IPL was performed there in April 2014 and Sep 2020. Politics over sport. Unforgivable,” Sethi posted on social media platform X.
How disappointing! Rain mars the best contest in cricket. However this was forecast. As PCB Chair, I urged the ACC to play in UAE however poor excuses had been made to accommodate Sri Lanka. Too sizzling in Dubai, they mentioned. Nevertheless it was as sizzling when the Asia Cup was performed there final time in…
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) September 2, 2023
Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag additionally added a contact of humor to the scenario, making a jest about holding the Asia Cup in the course of the wet season.
Baarish ke time toh Chai Pakode rakhte hain yaar.
Asia cup bhi rakh diya. #BHAvsPAK— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 2, 2023
In the meantime, Pakistani followers expressed their frustration with the ACC’s determination to decide on Sri Lanka because the venue, stating that Pakistan may have simply hosted your entire match with out climate interruptions.
If Not for Indian authorities’s adamant, and ship their staff to Pakistan, your entire match could be held in Pakistan, we’d have witnessed some nice video games there at Pakistan with none rain interruptions. Simply see how pleasant the gamers are.. However why their authorities?… pic.twitter.com/BIEkqZ76f1
— Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) September 2, 2023
The day was ruined because the Match was referred to as off attributable to rain. There is just one man in charge: Jay Shah. The SL board warned about Kandy climate and proposed Dambulla as an possibility. They didn’t take that, and neither did they wish to Go to Pakistan to keep away from wet climate in Sri… pic.twitter.com/FdnYa840hg
— Mariya Rajput (@mariya_raj10) September 2, 2023
BCCI has unreal ego. Every thing was set and ideal. Think about calling the hosts to impartial venue, tiring up their schedules simply in your pity ego! Think about these matches in pakistan, no rain, no wastage of time!! Shameless
— c (@gayomarlic) September 2, 2023
It is value noting that Sri Lanka grew to become a co-host for the 2023 Asia Cup after India declined to journey to Pakistan for the occasion. As a compromise, a hybrid mannequin steered by Sethi was adopted, with 4 matches of the Asia Cup 2023 being performed in Pakistan and the remaining matches in Sri Lanka. This determination has now come underneath hearth as a result of weather-related disruptions which have plagued the match in Sri Lanka.