DUBAI – International Cricket Council gives an embarrassing blow to BCCI oncomplaint against Pakistan
ICC was categorical in letting BCCI know that it would not be possible forany world body to suspend or ban Pakistan on the charges levelled by Indiaboard,” it has been revealed.
Even as an ICC member, it is PCB’s fundamental right to participate in alltheir tournaments, unless the action to suspend them comes frominternational body itself.
“Look at the Olympic body (IOC), how they have carried on the sportsmovement all around the world despite various conflicts between countries.Sports has always worked as a healer in the past and will continue to do soin the future,” was the message conveyed to all member representatives.
“I don’t think that even if BCCI presses for a vote on this issue that anyother member country will side with it. This is simply because any othermember nation can tomorrow call for such a vote against any other member inthe future.
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This can set a dangerous trend for the future,” an ICC source said.
When he was reminded of South Africa’s isolation from ICC in the late 1970still the early 1990s, the official refused to club the two issues.
“During that period, ICC voted to suspend South Africa from internationalcricket because of its government’s policy of apartheid. Because the teamwas only supposed to play against the white nations (England, Australia andNew Zealand). Now Indo-Pak cricket has nothing of that sort to suggest anykind of action,” said the official.
