Asia Cup 2023 / Pakistan Cricket Board raised this question – again there was a ruckus before the Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2023: Controversy was going on for a long time regarding the ODI Asia Cup 2023 to be hosted by Pakistan. After the release of the tournament schedule on Wednesday, July 19, it seemed that now all the controversies have come to an end, but it is not so. Once again questions are being raised by the Pakistan Cricket Board on an issue related to this tournament. Actually this ruckus has been created regarding the announcement of the schedule of the tournament. Where the Bangladesh Cricket Board had said that they were unhappy about the schedule. At the same time, the Pakistan Cricket Board is not happy about its announcement. The board has expressed displeasure over BCCI secretary Jai Shah.

Tell you what was the whole ruckus after all. The schedule of this tournament was said to be announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday evening at 7.15 pm with the unveiling of the trophy. That is, it was to be announced at 7.45 pm Indian time but BCCI Secretary and Asian Cricket Council President Jai Shah released it before the official ceremony in Lahore. In a Twitter post, Shah had announced the schedule and usurped the right of host Pakistan to announce it first. Displeasure has now been expressed by the Pakistan Cricket Board regarding this.

PCB raised questions

The PCB on Wednesday organized a ceremony in Lahore to unveil the Asia Cup trophy and announce the schedule. It was to be attended by former Pakistan cricketers and members of the Cricket Management Committee headed by Zaka Ashraf. Half an hour before the ceremony, Jai Shah announced the program on social media. Regarding this, a source in the board said that the PCB had told the ACC that it would announce the Asia Cup schedule within five minutes of the start of the ceremony in Lahore, but Jay Shah made the announcement on social media half an hour before the ceremony, which was to be held at 7.15 pm.

The source further said that this destroyed the importance of the PCB's function. The PCB has expressed its displeasure to the ACC but was told that it was due to a misunderstanding. The ACC said that the misunderstanding occurred due to the time difference but the announcement by Jay Shah was surprising as India's time is half an hour ahead of Pakistan's. The Asia Cup is scheduled to begin on August 30 and hosts Pakistan will play their first match against Nepal in Multan. The India-Pakistan match will be held in Kandy on September 2 and is going to be the highlight of the tournament.