LAHORE: Owing to BCCI’s indifferent attitude, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) lacks accord and its latest result is the failure of the council to finalise the venue for next year’s Asia Cup, for which China and Malaysia were the main candidates.
ACC chief and chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt said the Asian body could not decide the host country for the continent’s premier event but formed a committee to look into the matter.
He was talking to reporters following his arrival at the Lahore airport after chairing the ACC meeting in Singapore.
Since the PCB took charge of the ACC in 2008, the continental body has failed to take any decision, which shows a poor level of understanding and harmony among the council members.
In fact, India has dismissed all ideas coming from the PCB to promote cricketing ties between the two countries. Furthermore, without the Indian board’s timely cooperation it is very difficult for the ACC to function properly.
The BCCI officials have rarely attended any ACC meetings, which were chaired by Ijaz, a clear message that the current chairman has totally failed to convince BCCI President Shashank Manohar to promote the ties.
Ijaz, as the ACC chief, also failed to gather the members’ support that resulted in the ICC stripping Pakistan of its hosting rights of the 2011 World Cup earlier this year on security grounds. Pakistan’s share of 14 World Cup matches was allotted to the other hosting countries – India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Sources said that until Ijaz remains the ACC chairman, India will not allow the Asian body to take any decision. Sources further said neither the ACC members nor those of the ICC were happy with the way the PCB chairman is working with them
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