Incorrect syntax near 't'. Unclosed quotation mark after the character string ') order by NEWID()'. 5 Elephants Circled Thai Man On Motorcycle, Trampled Him To Death, Global : Today Indya

Latest News

  • Home
  • Sports
  • Don't think ICC has power to pursue BCCI to play Pakistan: Akram
Don't think ICC has power to pursue BCCI to play Pakistan: Akram
Monday, November 13, 2017 IST
Don

LAHORE: Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram on Friday hit out at the International Cricket Council's (ICC) inability to pursue the BCCI to play a bilateral series with Pakistan.

 
 

Akram, popularly known as the Sultan of Swing, said it is very unfortunate that young cricketers from Pakistan and India are unable to play against each other.
The 51-year-old lashed out at the ICC for failing to initiate an India-Pakistan series which he felt should be separated from politics.
 
"I don't think ICC has the power to pursue BCCI, but again I have always said people-to-people contact is necessary. Politics and sport should be kept separate," Akram was quoted as saying by Geo TV.
The legendary left-arm pacer further said that an India-Pakistan clash is more exciting to watch than the high-octane Ashes series between traditional rivals England and Australia.
"A Pakistan-India match is more fun to watch than the Ashes. Twenty million people watch the Ashes while a Pakistan-India match is watched by a billion people," emphasised Akram, who took 502 wickets from 356 ODIs.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in 2014, had agreed to play six bilateral series with Pakistan from 2015 to 2023, four of which were to be hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
However, with political tensions across the border, the BCCI has refused to play any of the agreed series yet, neither in Pakistan nor at any neutral venue.
The arch-rivals, however, met in ICC tournaments with the Champions Trophy final in June being the latest when the Sarfraz Ahmed-led Green Brigade thrashed Virat Kohli's side by 180 runs in London.
 

 
 

 
 

Source :

 
 
 

Related Topics

 
 
 
 

Trending News & Articles

 Article
Forgotten Hero's Series: Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Indian Olympic medalist who never got a Padma Award

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (Marathi: श्री. खाशाबा दादासाहेब जाधव, January 15, 1926 – August 14, 1984) was an Indian athlete. He is best known as a wrestler who...

Recently posted . 6K views . 60 min read
 

 Article
Remembering VP Sathyan, India's forgotten 'Captain'

There's a scene in the movie 'Captain', a freshly-minted Malayalam biopic on former India defender VP Sathyan, which tries to capture the conflict rag...

Recently posted . 2K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Virat Kohli Has A Special Message For India U-17 Football Team Ahead Of The World Cup

These are exciting times for Indian football. India is set to host a FIFA World Cup and participate in it for the first time. The under-17 World Cup begins ...

Recently posted . 2K views . 2 min read
 

 Article
Not Virat Kohli, THIS player is the fittest cricketer in the Indian cricket team

Virat Kohli is one of the fittest players in Indian cricket team but he is not the fittest of all.

Recently posted . 2K views . 0 min read
 

 
 

More in Sports

 Article
As US visa rules tighten, Canada is giving permanent residency to more Indians

• The number of Indians who became permanent residents in Canada doubled in 2019 •

Recently posted. 586 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
What is growing up with siblings like? These 12 lessons are so relatable

"If you don't want your older brothers to eat your food you've saved for later, ensure that they witness you licking the food all over before putting...

Recently posted. 795 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Stephen Hawking Had Warned Against New Race of 'Superhumans' That Could Destroy Humanity

Stephen Hawking left a collection of articles on what he called 'the big questions' in preparation for a book that will be published on Tuesday.

Recently posted. 695 views . 1 min read
 

 Video
ind vs pak ball out ICC T20 WC



Recently posted . 1K views
 

 Photo
The Best Soccer Players in the World



Recently posted . 1K views
 

 Photo
Top 10 Best Cricket Bats In The World



Recently posted . 2K views
 

 Article
Strange Video Shows Penguin Catching His “Wife” Cheating On Him

Imagine you enter your house after a tiring day and find your wife in bed with another man? What would you do? Of course, you will be terribly disappointed &ndash...

Recently posted. 843 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
'You Die!' Man Who Set Kyoto Animation Studio on Fire Came Yelling in Before Killing 33

Thirty-six others were injured, some of them critically, in a blaze that sent people scrambling up the stairs toward the roof in a desperate — and futile &m...

Recently posted. 551 views . 1 min read
 

 
 
 

   Prashnavali

  Thought of the Day

“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.”
Anonymous

Be the first one to comment on this story

Close
Post Comment
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


ads
Back To Top