T20 World Cup Boycott: India’s 1983 World Cup cricket captain Kapil Dev Nikhanj has remarked that Pakistan is hurting its own cricket by boycotting the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
Recently, the Pakistani government gave its go-ahead to the Cricket Team for the tournament but added that the Pakistani team would not play the February 15 match against India.
T20 World Cup Boycott-Reaction of Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev remarked things are not looking good for Pakistan. Dev remarked the Pakistan government’s decision to skip the crucial India match would kill the generation.
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Kapil, one of India’s greatest fast bowlers and all-rounders, remarked Pakistan has given the game many fantastic talents but it is only hurting the game while being unfair to its own players by skipping the Indian match.
Kapil went on to remark that Pakistan may end up being isolated and forgotten soon. The Indian legend further commented that no one would miss them in the long run as people would simply move on.
Kamran Akmal’s Reaction
Former Pakistani cricketer Kamran Akmal has blasted the International Cricket Council (ICC) after it urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to reconsider their decision to boycott the match against India.
Akmal asked was the ICC sleeping when India decided not to play matches in Pakistan during the Asia Cup or the Champions Trophy.
PCB Not To Sell PSL Media Rights To India
PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi has announced that Pakistan would not sell media rights of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to India. This decision can significantly limit the global reach of PSL while severely impacting its revenue potential in the short as well as the long run.
The PSL would be played from March 26 to May 3 while the Indian Premier League (IPL) would be played from March 26 to May 31.
If the ICC decides to punish Pakistan for its last-minute boycott of the match against India, it can recover the losses from the Rs. 350 crore that PCB gets from ICC as its annual revenue that is 80 percent of the Pakistani board’s annual earnings. This would mean Pakistan Cricket Board would be unable to pay even the salaries of administrators and its cricketers.
