BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla has revealed the demand made by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after he and BCCI President Roger Binny attended a state dinner in Lahore and watched the Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 match.
Binny and Shukla traveled to Pakistan following an invitation to members of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and other cricket boards by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and met players from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka teams at a gala dinner there.
Shukla said that the visit was a good one and hospitality of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was good. He said that PCB demanded that cricketing ties should resume between India and Pakistan.
"It was a two-day visit and a good visit. The Governor hosted a dinner in our honor. The hospitality of the people of the Pakistan Cricket Board was also good. They demanded that cricket between the two countries should be resumed, we said it would be decided by govt and we would do whatever our govt would say. It was a cricket visit and there was no political agenda," said Shukla.
Roger Binny termed the visit as a "fantastic experience".
"It was a fantastic experience. Like when we played the test match in 1984 the same hospitality was given to us. We were treated like kings over there, so it was an excellent time for us. We were able to meet all the Pakistan officials and the Pakistan Cricket Board. They are very happy with the outcome of us coming there as we were so happy to be there also at the same time," said Binny.
Pakistan will play Bangladesh in the first Super 4s match in Lahore on September 6, which will be the last encounter the country will host in the tournament.
India will take on Pakistan on September 10, Sri Lanka on September 12 and Bangladesh on September 15.
(ANI inputs)
