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NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is aiming to snub Pakistan at the two-day ICC meeting which is scheduled to be held in Singapore from December 7, trying its best to keep Pakistan out of the six nations it will play during the upcoming World Test Championship.
The BCCI duo comprising its CEO Rahul Johri and acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary are supposed to attend the ICC meeting and will also look to correct what current regime terms as a ‘flawed’ Future Tours Programme.
As per the schedules approved for the Test Championship, starting 2019, nine top Test teams will play six series over two years (three at home and three away) in the two-year Test championship.
It has been reliably learnt that during the upcoming meeting in Singapore next month, BCCI will name Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as their six opponents, thus keeping Pakistan out of the picture.
“The ICC knows the ground realities and especially chairman Shashank Manoharas who was BCCI president sometime back. We can’t play Pakistan as it is Indian government’s prerogative to allow us play them in a bilateral series,” a senior BCCI official said on Saturday.
He also hinted at the BCCI protest against ICC’s FTP. “We played 13 home Tests in 2016-17 season but in the whole of 2018, we will be playing abroad. Now what kind of FTP scheduling is this? This is where the problem is,” he added.
Published in Dawn, November 26th, 2017
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Are they really brave enough to play against Pakistan after humiliating defeat in champions trophy?
Good move by BCCI, PCB also decide on their future. Now there wont be any bilateral series issue, All d Best PCB.
Excellent News!!
Right Decision. I stand with BCCI
Dear BCCI, You have played 13 home series in two years and still you will protest against FTP? Who in ICC prepare such FTP or it is prepared by BCCI............................
This is because they would not like a repeat of Champions Trophy 2017.
Good Decision BCCI
after a shameful defeat in Champions Trophy why would they want to try us again?
Who cares, Mr. Najam Sethi should stop pursuing it. We've thrashed them in CT2017, we can wait to thrash them again in WC group match and in finals if they accidently quality. THW their FTP.
This is expected of them.
Well done BCCI ... I stand by you.
Great news!!! Keep it up
In my opinion, this is good. Why to schedule matches and end with playing none
We cannot get over our loss to Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophy Final ;(
All countries are scarred to play against Pakistan as Pakistan has the best cricket team in the world and no one not even a united world eleven can hope to beat them.
Well, PCB try to sue BCCI. We shall show you the "door".Good Luck and pick up fight with your size my friends, if you would like to fight.
Why we are so eager to play with Indians. They are whey too powerful against us.
Perfect stratagem.
Every test playing nation will have the option to choose opponents, gd news...
Now the usual rhetorics from our neighbors, 'BCCI is scared' bla bla bla..... While the reality is PCB is desperate for money.
And the PCB will cry on this.
Earthquake inside PCB office.
PCB, we'll never let you earn through us.
Now PCB shall start crying.
PCB will make hue and cry about it, very desperate for money.
Do not desreve to be neibhours.
@Samrat But we will let you learn through us
Sethi and his cronies have always brought embarrassment for Pakistan.
Some times you beg, sometimes you issue threats but unfortunately neither is working at the moment.
Cricket is not what it used to be. Money=BCCI, schedules=BCCI, tournaments=BCCI, bookies=BCCI. Who wants to watch this?
Indians know that if they play Pakistan regularly, Pakistan will defeat them hands down be it test or shorter formats.
Let them not play Pakistan. Every one knows what happened last time around in an ICC event. The indians were seen dancing and juggling all over the park with Aamir alone handling the piece of cake.
acha yar khail lo Pakistan k sath ham apko 180 runs say final nahi maaraygay.
keep politics away from sports.
Price for supporting terrorism
Shows the cowardly nature of BCCI
I am so so tired of pcb asking bcci for a series every year now . is it not evident bcci DOESNOT want to play any pak vs ind matches uncless its an ICC event. People of this country would really prefer pcb to arrange series with cricket boards who want to play series with pakisan team. People are bored of pcb's routine of every year asking bcci for a series
Sure no worry don't play Pakistan then leave world champion title at the door simple solution
Kohli and Sharmas are nothing against Mo Amir, and Junaid Khan. Junaid Khan didn't even let Kohli shot a boundry and have always bowled him! So don't play, and the less you face us, the more chances are of you losing from us in the final. Good bye
Sports should have been kept away from political or other issues between the states. BCCI should show some maturity and play with Pakistan. I think they are still afraid of a 2017 Champions trophy like result.
@Abid - Maybe you should check the ICC Rankings & see where you stand.
They don't want to play, it is up to them. This is not the first time. The US boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic games during the heigh of cold war.
@Mustafa BCCI has the power to do whatever they want in ICC.
@Babur how abt world T20 final ;)
What else can you exect from BCCI? Cheap tatics
They bring their dirty politics in everything. Cricket is ruined.
I can understand 180 runs defeat.
@anurag ,what's the current ranking of the team? Even the poor Srilanka white washed the test series. The only teams who at this point can be beaten by Pakistan is either Zimbawe or Bangladesh.
Great decision . . . . Feel proud of BCCI they don't run behind money like other do.
Good decision. In fact excellent decision
@Babur "ndians know that if they play Pakistan regularly, Pakistan will defeat them hands down be it test or shorter formats" 1-1 in CT and so much charbi. Class and consistency across world cups tells a very different tale. To be honest, Indians hope to have at least some games before matches with PunjabIstan get scheduled by ICC
PCB desperate for money.
We got demolished by Lanka in UAE and here we are boasting about IND being scared of us, no wonder we got no respect in the world.
All nations should pool equal share to organise matches and rewards. Let their be a lottery like football to decide matches. If someone then wants to forfeit their points and match money then it’s up to them. Play cricket not politics.
The gentlemen game has been ruined by politics.
@Anuj so do the BCCI and may be they are still unable to forget the finale of ICC Championship..
@Babur why not!! we would like to repeat the first match of champions trophy 2017 we would like to repeat 120 world performance, we would also like to repeat asia cup the world 2015 and many more of the recent past ,,,
if bcci does not play pakistan for whatever reason. then fine, dont play. but it should be considered forfeit and they should lose rankings points for not playing. a precedent is set. teams didnt play in zimbabwe or sri lanka in world cups 96 and 03 and forfeited their matches. same situation applies here.
@Haye Ram -- Don't be so naive, Mohd. Ram. It is TEST Cricket for the top teams!
@Aslam Qadri - Low stranding team group:
Pakistan can choose Ireland, Afghanistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe. This way surely they will find it easy to rank high!
Coward govt BJP....
Good decision.
expected decision..
@Pak cricket rather, a desperate PCB.
@Pak-UK yes, we do.
BCCI Going with top teams whereas pakistan only wants money...
Meanwhile the Great sir Virat kohli scored 51st century...
@a -- You won't miss it!
@scientist I have only one thing to say to you - 'Champions Trophy 2017'!
@Malik , why block trade for politics???
@Malik Keep politics away from trade !!!
@Pak-UK , Take care of the trade and commerce which is getting spoiled by dirty politics. No need to hurry for sports.
Can't get over their Champions Trophy loss.
@SYM And what happened second last time ?
Good decision. Of course, as per some geniuses it's because the 1st ranked team is "scared" of the 7th ranked team.
@Babur sadists are happy with their thoughts. What you pakistanis are, world knows. No need to harp on your excellent reputation. So introspect prior to sending such stupid comments
Good decision. Let PCB spent money on court rulings and make them pay through their noses.
and Indiots going through the rhetoric of PCB needing money. Let me go through a rhetoric, yeah pcb needs money as bcci needs toilets.
Understandable, after champions trophy loss!
Pcb again begging BCCI?
@scientist We'll pick up the fight on the cricket field where it really matters, not the board room. You may squirrel your way out of group games but what happens when we get to the knockouts...friend?
@Big Lebowski I thought you lot didn't really go by overall records. When we took pains to point out that we hold the edge in head-to-heads, you brought up ICC events. And the tone changes once you were thrashed in the final of an ICC event.
cowards all the way.
@Abid Beating Zimbabwe/Bdesh/ Srilanka would be a start!
@Haye Ram Yes ONE win in 20 years is great!
@Cricket Lover control your frustration.
@Cricket Lover keep on harping about CT, an ICC trophy comes to PAK once in decades afterall.
@Cricket Lover you seem to be very frustrated, stop sulking.
@ABDUL AHAD - reflection of the mentality of the land/ppl
@Sheraz It seems one victory has gone to your head , Have you forgotten all the defeats at the world cups in both the 50 over format and 20 over format.
The same team which has been trashed in every single ICC matches for last 20 years or so now thumbing their chests after just one win. Add to it, they think the 1st Rank is scared of 7th rank team. The best is, let the top n teams play. If Pakistan can be in the top n, do them a favor and let them play.
@ Sheraz
Sir, no amount of provocation will work. If you like try using more harsh comments.Even then you will not be able to push us. With one win, you are little overrating your team. Wins and defeats are a part of the game. Let us be gentlemen sportspersons. By the way, your bowlers are quite good. I can say all this despite your harsh and provocative opinion.
@Kashif i can understand 0-2 against SL on rented grounds.
@Samrat
You are wrong my friend, they are already earning through BCCI. ICC gets 80% of it's revenue from BCCI, of which PCB is a beneficiary.
@Jawaid You forgot Miandads 6, the best and only 6 scored ever! lol
@UA - Since you seem to have forgotten, let me remind you that you were thrashed in the first match of the same ICC tournament and in the previous four meetings as well. I can understand that just one victory is huge for you guys especially when that one victory comes once in a blue moon.