ICC World Cup 2023 | Pakistan won't play in India, wants Sri Lanka or Bangladesh to host its matches: Source
The Hindu
The ODI World Cup will take place in Oct-Nov 2023 but Pakistan does not want to travel to India for its matches, hoping the games can be played in Sri Lanka or Bangladesh
Pakistan threatened to not take part in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled to be held in India later this year if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would not allow the Men in Blue to participate in Asia Cup 2023, as per a source.
Pakistan wants to play their World Cup matches in Bangladesh or Sri Lanka, according to a source.
The World Cup 2023 is slated to take place in October-November this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is yet to announce the detailed schedule.
A PCB source told ANI, "Yes we are thinking that we will not travel to India for World Cup matches if BCCI didn't send their team to Pakistan for Asia Cup. We want Sri Lanka or Bangladesh to host our matches, we want to play there not in India."
A few days ago, news came through a source that India will play their Asia Cup matches at a neutral venue and will not go to Pakistan. If India reaches the final with Pakistan, that would also take place at a neutral venue.
It was also reported earlier that the Pakistan team could play its ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches in Bangladesh instead of India, which is the original host of the tournament, ESPNCricinfo reported.
Discussions have taken place that could see Pakistan shifting their games to a neutral venue and Bangladesh has been proposed as the venue due to its close proximity to India.