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BCCI asks ICC not to put India, Pakistan in same group during multi-nation tournaments.
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BCCI requests ICC to not put Pakistan, India in same pool of global events........
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to not place India and Pakistan in the same group during upcoming international events.
"Keeping in mind that the [Indian] government has adopted a new strategy to isolate Pakistan and in view of the public sentiment in the country, we request ICC not to put India and Pakistan in the same pool of the multi-nation tournaments," the BCCI president told Times of India.
The decision was taken on the sidelines of the BCCI's Special General Meeting held on Friday.
Thakur's statement comes in the wake of soaring tensions between the two neighbouring countries which led to India's unprovoked firing at the Line of Control on Thursday, to which Pakistan Army retaliated in a befitting manner and captured one Indian soldier and killed eight others.
Because of the high viewership that Indo-Pak matches garner, the ICC has placed the two teams in the same pools over the years. The next ICC event, ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England next year, will also see the two teams contest each other at pool stage.
The arch-rivals last played during the ICC World T20 earlier this year that saw hosts India beat Pakistan by six wickets.
The two teams have not competed in the Test format since Pakistan's tour of India in 2007. There's been no bi-lateral series between the cricketing giants since, save Pakistan's visit of India in 2012 for two T20Is and three One-Day Internationals.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first instance that Thakur, who is associated with the hard-line Bharatya Janata Party (BJP), has taken such a route.
After the Uri attack that saw 18 Indian soldiers being killed by the militants, Thakur was reported by the Indian media as saying that there is no question of playing Pakistan as India's policy is to expose their support of terrorists activities at the international level.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to not place India and Pakistan in the same group during upcoming international events.
"Keeping in mind that the [Indian] government has adopted a new strategy to isolate Pakistan and in view of the public sentiment in the country, we request ICC not to put India and Pakistan in the same pool of the multi-nation tournaments," the BCCI president told Times of India.
The decision was taken on the sidelines of the BCCI's Special General Meeting held on Friday.
Thakur's statement comes in the wake of soaring tensions between the two neighbouring countries which led to India's unprovoked firing at the Line of Control on Thursday, to which Pakistan Army retaliated in a befitting manner and captured one Indian soldier and killed eight others.
Because of the high viewership that Indo-Pak matches garner, the ICC has placed the two teams in the same pools over the years. The next ICC event, ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England next year, will also see the two teams contest each other at pool stage.
The arch-rivals last played during the ICC World T20 earlier this year that saw hosts India beat Pakistan by six wickets.
The two teams have not competed in the Test format since Pakistan's tour of India in 2007. There's been no bi-lateral series between the cricketing giants since, save Pakistan's visit of India in 2012 for two T20Is and three One-Day Internationals.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first instance that Thakur, who is associated with the hard-line Bharatya Janata Party (BJP), has taken such a route.
After the Uri attack that saw 18 Indian soldiers being killed by the militants, Thakur was reported by the Indian media as saying that there is no question of playing Pakistan as India's policy is to expose their support of terrorists activities at the international level.
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India should give independence to the people living other side of the border, whole belt, saying... we do not want to be Pakistan's neighbor. 
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BCCI asks ICC not to put India, Pakistan in same group of international matches
In the wake of fast depleting ties between Pakistan and India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) not to place the teams of the two south Asian nuclear-armed neighbours in the same group in any future international tournament.
The issue was discussed on the sidelines of a special general meeting in Mumbai against the backdrop of heightened tensions, the Hindustan Times reported on Friday.
“Keeping in mind that the government has adopted a new strategy to isolate Pakistan and in view of the public sentiment in the country, we request ICC not to put India and Pakistan in the same pool of the multi-nation tournaments,” BCCI president Anurag Thakur was quoted as saying. “If the two countries reach the semi-finals and have to clash at that time, it is another situation which can’t be avoided.”
The development came just a day after the Narendra Modi administration staged a drama on Thursday to placate a media-induced public frenzy following a deadly assault on one of India’s army bases in occupied Kashmir. The Indian military claimed that it had carried out ‘surgical strikes’ against perceived ‘terrorist launch pads’ on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir region. But the Pakistani military ripped to shreds the Indian farcical claim as an “illusion being deliberately generated by the Indians to create false effects”.
Indian and Pakistani troops regularly exchange fire across the disputed border known as the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, but sending ground troops over the line is rare. India has also been on a diplomatic drive to isolate Pakistan since the raid on September 18, the worst such attack in more than a decade.
Even before that attack tensions were high in the heavily militarised Himalayan region since the Indian army killed a leading Kashmiri separatist in a gunfight in early July, sparking deadly protests. Jammu and Kashmir is India’s only Muslim-majority state and rebel groups there have for decades fought for independence from Hindu-majority India, or a merger with Pakistan.
In the wake of fast depleting ties between Pakistan and India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) not to place the teams of the two south Asian nuclear-armed neighbours in the same group in any future international tournament.
The issue was discussed on the sidelines of a special general meeting in Mumbai against the backdrop of heightened tensions, the Hindustan Times reported on Friday.
“Keeping in mind that the government has adopted a new strategy to isolate Pakistan and in view of the public sentiment in the country, we request ICC not to put India and Pakistan in the same pool of the multi-nation tournaments,” BCCI president Anurag Thakur was quoted as saying. “If the two countries reach the semi-finals and have to clash at that time, it is another situation which can’t be avoided.”
The development came just a day after the Narendra Modi administration staged a drama on Thursday to placate a media-induced public frenzy following a deadly assault on one of India’s army bases in occupied Kashmir. The Indian military claimed that it had carried out ‘surgical strikes’ against perceived ‘terrorist launch pads’ on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir region. But the Pakistani military ripped to shreds the Indian farcical claim as an “illusion being deliberately generated by the Indians to create false effects”.
Indian and Pakistani troops regularly exchange fire across the disputed border known as the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, but sending ground troops over the line is rare. India has also been on a diplomatic drive to isolate Pakistan since the raid on September 18, the worst such attack in more than a decade.
Even before that attack tensions were high in the heavily militarised Himalayan region since the Indian army killed a leading Kashmiri separatist in a gunfight in early July, sparking deadly protests. Jammu and Kashmir is India’s only Muslim-majority state and rebel groups there have for decades fought for independence from Hindu-majority India, or a merger with Pakistan.
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Good move.
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Everyday ... new drama... "Maasi Musibtay" aka "Dehati Aurat" on a roll here.
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Well if india has issue they can forfiet the game with Pakistan no problem we will take 3 point win
Pakistan does not agrees for teams to be repositioned into weaker groups
This is against the principle of sports
So iN-DHia, you come and join the same group , and then forfiet like a coward cricket team
Pakistan does not agrees for teams to be repositioned into weaker groups
This is against the principle of sports
So iN-DHia, you come and join the same group , and then forfiet like a coward cricket team
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Why? Because you want a chance at winning?
See your head to head record with Pakistan in both ODI and tests . The only time you win is in world cup every 4 years . usually your team is getting thrashed left and right . Same is the case with hockey where you get humiliated by us regularly .
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See your head to head record with Pakistan in both ODI and tests . The only time you win is in world cup every 4 years . usually your team is getting thrashed left and right . Same is the case with hockey where you get humiliated by us regularly .
We win when it matters.
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Maybe you should see interviews of your ex cricket and hockey players of how Pakistan used to thrash them left and right at will . Meanwhile you can get happy with one match every 4 years .
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Lol what about super 8s or quarters lol ?will India withdraw from there as wellBCCI asks ICC not to put India, Pakistan in same group during multi-nation tournaments.
Silly move again by Indians
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lets see kab tak bachtay hain
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