2023-09-11 10:25:40
Colombo: As the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka gets drenched in rain, there will be criticism against the Asian Cricket Council and the president and BCCI secretary Jai Shah. The Asia Cup is being held in a hybrid model in Pakistan and Sri Lanka despite the BCCI taking a firm stand that it cannot be played in Pakistan. But most of the matches in Sri Lanka have been abandoned or disrupted by heavy rains, which has drawn criticism.
In the Asia Cup, the India-Pakistan battle in the group stage, which the fans were waiting for, could not be completed. Despite the reserve day in the Super Four, there is no chance of completing the India-Pak match. In this situation, it was also suggested that it would be appropriate to hold the matches in Dubai, which was considered as the Asia Cup venue before Sri Lanka. But former Indian player Ravi Shastri openly says that if the matches were held in Dubai in hot weather, it would have been a decision for the players.
Rain is everywhere. There is rain in North India, coastal areas of India, Mumbai and Bangladesh. None of this can be foreseen. But as some are saying now, if the match was held in Dubai, the players would have had to come out for the match in 50 degree heat. That would be the end of the story of the players.
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Shastri said that the weather in Dubai this year is 40-47 degrees. UAE was not chosen as the venue for the Asia Cup because the players could not be fielded in such extreme heat. Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram also agreed with Shastri’s opinion. Akram said fans should understand the situation without blaming each other.
It’s true that rain-stopped matches can be frustrating. It’s not just for the fans, it’s the same for the players. But there are things we can’t control. Many people are discussing this now. There are those who say that it could have been done in Pakistan itself. Akram said that nothing should be discussed now.
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