‘Tum aao ya na aao, ek hi baat hai’ – Fans react as Pakistani PM appoints committee to decide on Pakistan’s participation in ODI World Cup 2023
Babar Azam (left) and Shahbaz Sharif (right) (Source: Twitter)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has stated that a high-level committee headed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto will decide whether Pakistan will travel to India in order to participate in the ODI World Cup 2023 or not. The World Cup is scheduled to take place in India in the month of October and November after the completion of Asia Cup 2023 which will be played at Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The committee will look into also the aspects such as relations between India and Pakistan, and the government policy of keeping sports and policy apart, and they will also check the situation in India for the player, fans, and media before giving the report to Sharif. The Pakistan PM is also the patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Both the Apex Cricket Council and Indian Cricket Board have released the schedule for the upcoming major tournament which is scheduled to start from October 5. The PCB has stated that Men in Green’s participation would be depending on whether the government gives clearance or not.
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Other committee members include Sports Minister Ahsan Mazari, Maryam Aurangzeb, Asad Mahmood, Amin ul Haq, Qamar Zaman Kaira, and former diplomat Tariq Fatmi. The ministers have already told the PCB that they would be travelling to India to inspect all the venues where the Green Brigade is scheduled to play their matches.
The first match will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, where the two finalists from the last edition, England and New Zealand will lock horns against each other. The venues for the knockout games and semi-final have been announced. The final is set to be hosted by Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
India will kick start their campaign against Australia on October 8 at the MA. Chidambaram, in Chennai. The ODI World Cup 2023 fixture between India and Pakistan was set to take place on October 15, however, the Indian Cricket Board has changed it to 14th October due to the auspicious festival of Navratri.
Here’s how the fans reacted:
Nautanki never stops..
— Gagan Chawla (@toecrushrzzz) August 2, 2023
https://twitter.com/82off52/status/1686606607680188416?s=20
https://twitter.com/91_wankhede/status/1686606643591892992?s=20
https://twitter.com/LuckyX420/status/1686607552661069824?s=20
Pakistan ka imkan world cup mai muskhil hai Q k India safe country nahi hai minorities k liye…
— Wali Rehman (@walirehman903) August 2, 2023
Just write an acceptance letter of defeat against India and it’s done. Why this high profile meeting drama ? pic.twitter.com/v1NuYXL13N
— Jitesh (@Chaotic_mind99) August 2, 2023
Beggars are not choosers .
— User45 (@140off113) August 2, 2023
High profile meeting pic.twitter.com/5fsG5gewf5
— Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) August 2, 2023
