As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 edition came to an end and the trophy was lifted Chennai Super Kings (CSK), beating the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Dubai on Friday (October 15), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had extended the invitation to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja during the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) Executive Board meeting.
At the ACC meeting, Ganguly extended an invitation to Ramiz Raja to watch which the PCB Chairman refused since Pakistani cricketers are not allowed to play in the IPL which is a matter of great frustration and anger because the IPL is the most lucrative cricket tournament in the world.
Also, it has also been reported that both heads of their respective cricket boards discussed several areas of common interest for both during this meeting as India and Pakistan will face each other on October 24 in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 is concerned, and the much-awaited game will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Recently Ramiz Raja gave a statement in which he said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the power to destroy Pakistan cricket because PCB receives 50 per cent of its funding from the ICC, and the latter is funded 90 per cent by BCCI’.
The last time the two teams had faced off against each other was in 2016 T20 World Cup on March 19, and India had defeated Pakistan with 6 wickets to spare in that encounter.
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