Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf’s letter of protest to Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Jay Shah has come to light.
Pakistan has demanded compensation for the financial loss due to rain-affected matches during the Asia Cup.
In the letter, PCB protested against shifting the venue of the Asia Cup and it was written that the letter was written as a protest against unprofessional conduct.
According to the text of the letter, unprofessional conduct was adopted in decision-making at the ACC level, PCB had repeatedly expressed its concern over the finalization of the Asia Cup schedule.
The letter further stated that there were concerns expressed regarding rain on the occasion of selection of Sri Lanka, these concerns were not heeded by the ACC.
The PCB’s letter also stated that after the India-Pakistan match was rained out, the ACC representatives present at the stadium held an informal meeting to discuss the matter of finding a new venue in Colombo in view of the rains. came.
The letter stated that the Met Office report was presented in the meeting, according to which there were rains in Colombo and Pali Kele while there were no rains in Hambantota.
According to the text of the letter, the PCB was told in the meeting that the venue of Hambantota has been proposed in emergency, which is the most suitable place to hold the matches.
The letter stated that after the meeting, there was an email exchange between Asian Cricket Council General Manager (GM) Operations Thusit Perera and PCB at 9:11 pm.
According to the PCB letter, at 10:12 AM on September 5, it was informed through email that the matches in Sri Lanka will be played at Hambantota.
According to the letter, at the end of the India-Nepal match in Kandy, PCB and Sri Lankan cricket representatives also met, both boards started logistical arrangements and the head curator was also sent to Hambantota.
The letter stated that on September 5, the production staff and kits also left for Hambantota, receiving an email from ACC at 10:39 that morning.
According to the letter, the ECC’s email asked to move the matches to Hambantota and to issue a press release soon, 27 minutes later the ACC’s last email to the PCB is said to be ignored.
The protest letter stated that it was troubling to us that the PCB was neither asked nor contacted before taking the decision. It is not yet clear who is making these decisions. We need clarification in this regard. .
PCB’s protest letter further stated that the atmosphere is not conducive for matches in Colombo and Kandy.
Zaka Ashraf said in the letter that I want to ask who is making unilateral decisions and why the process of asking and consulting the host was not done.
The letter also inquired as to who will be responsible for the loss of the gate money of the rain-affected matches of the Asia Cup.
The PC’s letter said that because of the affected matches, the ACC events will have a bad impression all over the world, the ACC will have to take responsibility for the rain-affected matches and also compensate the financial loss.
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