Any issue related to ACC events has not come up for discussion at any level: BCCI secy Saikia

BCCI caput Devajit Saikia said immoderate substance related to information successful events of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has not travel up for treatment astatine immoderate level, adding that immoderate quality oregon study astir is purely speculative and imaginary successful nature.

On Monday, assorted reports emerged astir the BCCI informing the ACC astir its determination to retreat from the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup successful Sri Lanka and the Men’s Asia Cup, happening successful June and September, respectively, citing the continuing tensions betwixt India and Pakistan.

It is to beryllium noted that the ACC is presently headed by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Mohsin Naqvi, who is besides the Interior Minister successful the country’s cardinal government.

"Since this morning, it has travel to our announcement astir immoderate quality items astir BCCI's determination not to enactment successful Asia Cup and Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup, some ACC's events. Such quality is devoid of immoderate information arsenic till now, BCCI has not adjacent discussed oregon taken immoderate specified steps regarding the ensuing ACC events, fto unsocial penning thing to the ACC. At this stage, our premier absorption is connected the ongoing IPL and consequent England series, some men and women.

"The Asia Cup substance oregon immoderate different ACC lawsuit contented has not travel up for treatment astatine immoderate level, hence immoderate quality oregon study connected that is purely speculative and imaginary. It whitethorn beryllium said that BCCI, arsenic and erstwhile immoderate treatment connected immoderate ACC events takes spot and immoderate important determination is reached, aforesaid volition beryllium announced done media," said Saikia successful a connection issued to IANS.

India does person the hosting rights for the Men’s Asia Cup, acceptable to hap successful September this twelvemonth successful T20 format. Apart from India and Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, and Oman are expected to beryllium a portion of the tournament.

India is the defending champion of the Men’s Asia Cup, aft beating Sri Lanka successful the 2023 last held successful the 50-over format successful Colombo. That lawsuit was besides affected by India-Pakistan tensions. Originally acceptable to beryllium hosted wholly by Pakistan, the 2023 Men’s Asia Cup was held successful a hybrid exemplary aft India refused to question determination and had each its matches shifted to Sri Lanka.

This hybrid exemplary was again replayed for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy – the tourney was to beryllium played wholly successful Pakistan. But India pushing for a hybrid exemplary meant each of its games were played successful Dubai. While Pakistan crashed retired successful the league stage, India yet won the trophy successful Dubai connected March 9.

After reports of India's withdrawal from ACC events emerged, respective governmental leaders similar BJP’s nationalist spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, Leader of Opposition successful the Rajasthan authorities Assembly Tika Ram Jully, and JD(U) person K.C. Tyagi had reacted to it and welcomed the determination from BCCI to retreat from Asian cricketing events which had Pakistan successful the mix.

(This communicative was taken from syndicated provender and was lone edited for benignant by Gujarat Samachar Digital team)