Govt will decide if India will travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup, BCCI Chief

The BCCI president Roger Binny said on Thursday that the board can't take a call on its own on whether the Indian team will travel to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup or not as it relies on the government to make such decisions. Speaking at an event organised by Karnataka State Cricket Association in Bengaluru, Binny said the BCCI has not approached the government yet on travelling to Pakistan next year but eventually the central government will only decide on the matter. Binny's comments came after BCCI secretary Jay Shah said the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan next year for the Asia Cup and will instead like to play the tournament at a neutral venue.

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur had also said the Indian team will need clearance from the Home Ministry to travel to Pakistan. The Asia Cup is scheduled to be played in Pakistan in September next year, ahead of the ODI World Cup in India. India haven't travelled to Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup, and after the Mumbai terror attack on November 26 that year, the scheduled bilateral series in early 2009 was cancelled. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday requested the Asian Cricket Council to convene an emergency meeting.