President Binny on India travelling to Pakistan: Not BCCI’s name, authorities will take choice

Newly appointed BCCI President Roger Binny acknowledged that it's the authorities that may take a call on India travelling to Pakistan to compete within the Asia Cup subsequent yr. The BCCI has no say within the matter, Binny added.

Binny’s remark comes a few days after BCCI Secretary Jay Shah acknowledged that India won't journey to Pakistan, and that the Asia Cup can be held at a impartial venue.

“That's not the BCCI’s name. As soon as the federal government offers the clearance, then we are able to go forward. We can't take this choice on our personal,” Binny stated at a press convention organised by the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA) right here on Thursday.

On the decision to maneuver the match to a impartial venue, Binny cited a precedent set within the 2018 Asia Cup. “When it was India’s flip to host the Asia Cup, we gave it to the UAE. (Now) The BCCI needs the Asia Cup to be performed in a impartial venue,” Binny stated.

The previous India all-rounder is eager to search out out why gamers are breaking down with accidents incessantly. “Within the final 4 or 5 years, many gamers have gotten injured. Why are they breaking down so simply? Is the load an excessive amount of? One thing needs to be completed. That's my precedence. You can not have a participant break down 10 days earlier than a world occasion,” he stated.

Spectators who throng stadiums should me made extra snug, Binny stated. “Spectators should get a lot better amenities. When you will have 30,000 to 40,000 spectators at a venue, they have to be snug,” he stated.

“Pitches throughout India are too docile; they're unfit for quick bowlers. If the Indian crew goes to England or Australia, it takes two weeks to get used to the bounce and motion,” Binny added.

Requested concerning the Ladies’s IPL, Binny stated, “It’s going to get very, very fashionable. The (girls’s) recreation has taken large strides. There’s going to be lots of people eager to see the (Ladies’s) IPL. I hope we get lots of people coming to the video games.”