Najam Sethi to present Pakistan’s stance on Asia Cup before ACC

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi will be reportedly heading to Dubai on January 12 to meet officials of three international cricketing bodies – Asian Cricket Council (ACC), International Cricket Council (ICC), and Emirates Cricket Board (ECB).

Sethi, who took charge as the committee’s chairman in December 2022, has been reportedly invited to Dubai by the ECB, where he will attend the International League T20’s opening ceremony, which is slated to begin on January 13.

As per reports, Sethi’s meeting with the ACC officials will be aimed to present Pakistan’s stance on the Asia Cup matter, during which the PCB’s strained relations with the ACC with also be discussed.

Last week, the relation between the PCB and the ACC had tourney sour after Sethi had tweeted that ACC President Jay Shah had “unilaterally” made the decision about the calendar and pathway structure.

The ACC, however, rejected the comments made by PCB Management Committee Chairman regarding the ACC Calendar 2023-24 and the pathway structure.

“It has come to our knowledge that PCB Chairman Mr Najam Sethi has made a comment on the ACC President unilaterally taking the decision on finalising the calendar and announcing the same,” the ACC said in a press release.

“The ACC wants to clarify that it has followed established due process. The calendar was approved by its Development Committee and Finance & Marketing Committee in a meeting held on December 13th, 2022,” it added.

Reports also suggested that on the sidelines of his visit, Sethi is also scheduled to meet ICC and for talks regarding the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.

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