BCCI rubbishes reports of India withdrawing from Asia Cup saying no dialogue has been take place between them and ACC.
BCCI rubbishes news of withdrawal from ACC events.
According to several media outlets, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has flatly denied withdrawing from the Asia Cup.According to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, the board did not debate any decisions regarding the forthcoming Asian tournaments, much less write to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) regarding withdrawal.
“Since this morning, it has come to our notice about some news items about BCCI’s decision not to participate in Asia Cup and Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup, both ACC’s events. Such news are devoid of any truth as till now BCCI has not even discussed or taken any such steps regarding the upcoming ACC events, leave alone writing anything to the ACC,” Saikia said.
“At this stage, our prime focus is on the ongoing IPL and subsequent England series, both men and women,” the BCCI official further said.
There has been a lot of conjecture regarding the Asia Cup’s future and the upcoming second edition of the Emerging Women’s Asia Cup in Sri Lanka ever since the Indian army began Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. According to Saikia, the BCCI has not given such competitions any thought and is steadfastly concentrating on the IPL and the England tour at the moment.
“The Asia Cup matter or any other ACC event issue has not come up for discussion at any level, hence any news or report on that is purely speculative and imaginary. It may be said that BCCI will announce in due course as and when any discussion on any ACC events should take place or any key decision is reached,” Saikia signed off.