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'To wo nai ate to nahi aye' - Ramiz Raja's new controversial claims on India boycotting Asia Cup 2023 (Image Source: Twitter)
The 2023 edition of the Asia Cup is scheduled in Pakistan and due to ongoing political tensions, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah, also the secretary of the Indian cricket board, earlier announced that the tournament might be shifted to a neutral venue.
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Appalled by the same, Ramiz Raja, the chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that if the Men in Blue boycott the upcoming continental tournament, Pakistan will also boycott the 50-over World Cup to be held in India next year.
On being asked if Bangladesh and Sri Lanka might also pull off the tournament following team India, Raja said that Pakistan would also have the right to pull out of the continental tournament, in case it gets shifted to a neutral venue.
ACC gave us the rights to host the Asia Cup: Ramiz Raja
Highlighting political tensions, Raja said that the Indian cricket board could refrain the team from coming to Pakistan if they want. Further, the PCB boss warned that they might pull out of the Asia Cup if it gets moved to a neutral venue.
“ACC (Asian Cricket Council) gave us the right to host the Asia Cup, uske bad India kehta hai hum nahi ayenge. To main maan sakta hu ki unki ek political unki hai…to nahi aye. Magar Asia Cup humse leke neutral venue pe jana…ye nai hone wala. (ACC gave us the rights to host the Asia Cup, and I understand the Indian cricket board has some politics involved in it, so they can chose to opt out. But taking the tournament from us and moving into a neutral venue is not going to happen),” Raja was quoted as saying.
“Nai kyu nai kar sakte. Magar hum to available hain na. Ye to humara right hai, ya to hum kuch aisi cheez puch rahe ho ki hume mili nai ho aur zor laga rahe ho (Yes, why not? We are available as a host. We are not asking for something which wasn’t given to us.) To wo nai ate to nahi aye(if they don’t want to come, so be it), but if this (Asia Cup) goes out to we will pull out,” he added.