Indian has decided against participating in the upcoming Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup and the Men’s Asia Cup, media reported on Monday.
As per the reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly informed the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) of its decision to withdraw from the upcoming Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup and the Men’s Asia Cup that are scheduled to take place later this year.
The ACC is currently headed by Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who also happens to be the country’s Federal Interior Minister. The BCCI’s move is an attempt to further isolate Pakistan in the cricketing world following the recent hostilities between the two nations.
“The Indian team can’t play in a tournament that is organised by the ACC, whose chief is a Pakistani minister. That’s the sentiment of the nation. We have verbally communicated to ACC about our withdrawal from the upcoming Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup, and our future participation in their events is on hold. We are in constant touch with the Indian government,” a BCCI source was quoted by the media as saying.
