Doubts remain on whether Pakistan’s team will participate in the ODI World Cup 2023 to be held in India. Pakistan has been discussing for a long time to send its team to India for the World Cup. Meanwhile, a fresh update has come to the fore, in which the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan has given a big response regarding the participation of the Pakistani team in India will host the World Cup in October-November.
In fact, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan issued a statement on Thursday saying that they are evaluating all aspects of the participation of the national men’s team in the 2023 ODI World Cup to be held in India, in which the safety of their players is also an important aspect. Let us tell you that this is the first time that the Government of Pakistan has considered sending its team to this mega event to be held in India.
According to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, politics and sports should not be intertwined. He also said that it is very disappointing for India not to come and play in Pakistan. While coming to India to play in the upcoming World Cup, Bloch told that he is reviewing and evaluating his participation in the World Cup.
Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Baloch said, “Sports should not be mixed with politics. The Indian stance of refusing to play cricket in Pakistan is unsatisfactory. We are watching and reviewing all aspects of World Cup participation, including the security situation for Pakistani cricketers, and will provide our findings to the PCB when the time comes.”
It goes on to explain that the ICC provided the draft World Cup schedule to the cricket boards of all countries some time ago. In response, the PCB stated that it would not be able to deploy its team to India unless it received clearance from the government. In such a case, this latest statement published by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry suggests that whether the Pakistan squad would play in India’s hosting or not, will be apparent soon.
