In the wake of the pahalgam attack in Kashmir, it has been reported that the bcci is taking steps to avoid cricket matches between india and Pakistan. It is said that the bcci has written a letter to the international cricket Council (ICC) regarding this, requesting that india and pakistan not be grouped together in the ICC series in the future. india and pakistan have not played in bilateral cricket series for many years. india and pakistan have only played in series like the world cup, Champions Trophy, and Asia Cup organized by the international cricket Council. Since the expectations for that match are high, the schedule will be prepared in such a way that india and pakistan will be grouped together and the India-Pakistan match will be held in the first round. The bcci has written a letter to the international cricket body to abandon that system.
 The 2025 Women's ODI world cup is to be held in india in a few months. In it, the group stage match between india and pakistan women's teams will take place. There has also been a demand to change it. The india and pakistan men's teams are to meet in the ICC 2026 t20 world cup next year. Generally, ICC series are planned based on the advertising revenue for India-Pakistan matches. Broadcast licenses are sold for a huge amount based on that. In this situation, it is noteworthy that if india tries to avoid pakistan matches, it will result in a huge loss of revenue. In the meantime, the bcci has taken this decision. It seems that the bcci has written a letter to avoid India-Pakistan matches only in the first round. The current ICC president is Jay Shah, who was the former bcci secretary. Therefore, there is a possibility of a favorable decision being taken for the BCCI. But the Asian cricket Council (ACC) president is Mohsin Naqvi, a member of the pakistan cricket Board.
 
Therefore, even if the bcci requests to avoid India-Pakistan matches in the Asia Cup series, will it be accepted? The question is, will we have a Pakistani visa or not? india and pakistan are going to face each other twice in the Asia Cup cricket series to be held in india in 2025. The broadcasting agreement for this was signed when Jay Shah was the president of the Asian cricket Council. In it, the broadcasting license of the next four Asia Cup cricket series was sold for Rs 1450 crore. In it, the agreement has been finalized that the schedule will be prepared in such a way that india and pakistan will meet in the group stage of each Asia Cup series and india and pakistan will meet for the second time in the Super 4 round after qualifying. On the basis of that, the series has been sold for such a huge amount. Therefore, changing it will be a very difficult matter.
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Sowmiya Sriram

25/04/2025 09:34 AM