Should Pakistan-India matches no longer take place? - Sports Journalists' Reaction
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00:00Like Chandresh is saying, there was a time when Pakistan and India didn't play cricket.
00:07We should go back to that period.
00:09But when you promise the broadcasters that India and Pakistan will play in the events,
00:14because those are the matches to earn money.
00:16When money is involved, the whole problem comes from that.
00:19Like Chandresh is saying, everyone is looking at their own interest.
00:22That's why there is no BCCI game.
00:24From 1961 to 1978, there was only one World Cup in 1975.
00:28At that time, the Indian team was not that good.
00:31After playing 60 overs, Sunil Gavaskar scored 36 runs.
00:35Pakistan also didn't reach the semi-finals.
00:38Although Pakistan still gave a better performance.
00:41When the World Cup came, then of course,
00:43there was a bilateral match between India and Pakistan.
00:47Gradually, the rivalry between the two countries increased.
00:50The matches got better.
00:52Pakistan and India formed a platform for competition.
00:55High-profile matches were played.
00:57Then it was needed that in the ICC event,
00:59this would be the richest match that would generate the most revenue.
01:03That's where it started.
01:04But now, there was a need for the board members to sit together and review the governance.
01:09When 15 board members and the chief executive,
01:14an independent director and an ICC chairman,
01:16these 18 people sit together,
01:18take such a decision,
01:20and then an independent board of directors,
01:23whether it's 4, 5, 9, 10,
01:25all of them are from countries that don't have much influence in cricket.
01:29They will then make a neutral decision.
01:31Because whatever the board members decide,
01:33it's up to the board director.
01:35Absolutely right.
01:36Chandresh, when we talk about India's dominance in the ICC,
01:40and now the chairman is Jai Shah, the new ICC chairman,
01:44do you think Jai Shah will be able to take care of this
01:49because he's the ICC chairman, not the secretary of the BCCI.
01:52He'll have to think about all the other boards and take them along.
01:58No, absolutely.
01:59He'll definitely do it.
02:01I have complete faith in him.
02:03Because, you see, in the ICC,
02:05since he's become the ICC chair,
02:08the number of events has increased.
02:10I've never seen so many events in the Asian Cricket Council before.
02:14Take Emerging,
02:15there's the U19s in the UAE right now.
02:17Apart from that,
02:18there's a women's tournament coming up.
02:20There are a lot of events at the Asian Cricket Council level.
02:24So I think that, you understand,
02:26he becomes a very important person.
02:29And I think that he realizes his responsibility.
02:32And he'll want to take everyone with him.
02:34Because he'll want to leave a legacy.
02:36Because he's become the ICC chairman at a young age.
02:39So he'll want to leave a long-term legacy at the ICC level.
02:45Whenever his tenure ends.
02:49It'll be challenging for him.
02:51Because he'll have to answer 1.4 billion people in India.
02:56Most importantly, he'll have to answer his home minister father.
03:01All these things will be very challenging for him.
03:03Shashank Manohar handled it very well.
03:05When Shashank Manohar was the ICC chairman,
03:09he never let it show that he's only representing India.
03:12In fact, there were a few cases where India complained to him
03:16that Shashank Manohar didn't represent India.
03:18Although, he made a very balanced and good decision.
03:21Jai Shah will have to see that India has a lot of money.
03:25If India's team wins the second test,
03:27then they'll be number one in the world.
03:29So when he looks at it from the top,
03:31don't look at it with contempt.
03:33Look at it with love.
03:34Increase the cricket family.
03:36If the cricket family doesn't grow,
03:38then let's play cricket in a few countries.
03:41Then Pakistan's cricket or other countries' cricket will be ruined.
03:44It shouldn't be that Zimbabwe is playing from Nigeria
03:49and Zimbabwe is playing from Guinea
03:51and it becomes a world record.
03:52It has become a world record.
03:54Chandra, one last question.
03:57You said that Jai Shah wants to leave a legacy.
04:00Pakistan-India cricket should improve.
04:02Or the issue of the Champions Trophy should be resolved in a positive way.
04:06This can also become a part of his legacy.
04:08Do you think this issue will be resolved?
04:12It will definitely happen.
04:15And I think we are close to that solution.
04:19I think everyone agrees that it will be a hybrid.
04:24India's matches will be played in the UAE.
04:26I think that's the solution.
04:28After that, what will happen in 2026, 2028, 2029, 2031?
04:32I don't think there will be a decision yet.
04:36Logically, neither the BCCI can write anything
04:39nor can any other decision be included in the ICC board.