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COLOMBO: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has urged India to go ahead with its tour of Pakistan next year, saying that cancelling the series would be disastrous for the game in the sub-continent.
The ACC, which met in Colombo on Thursday, also scrapped the Asian Test Championship claiming that it was a loss-making exercise.
The ACC is holding its finance and development committee meeting on Friday in which the Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz Butt will be elected President.
ACC chief executive Syed Ashraful Haque said the council wants to see India touring Pakistan but admitted that it can’t get involved in the issue as it was a matter between the two governments.
“The uncertainty surrounding India’s tour to Pakistan is a matter of great concern for ACC,” Haque told ‘Geo News’.
“But the ACC is helpless as matter is not in hands of cricket boards it is to be decided by both governments. As far as we know, both boards are willing to play the series,” Haque said.
He said security situation was same everywhere in the world and political policies should not be allowed to spoil the game.
“The India and Pakistan series is awaited by everyone not only in the subcontinent but everyone who likes to watch the game of cricket,” he said.
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The Asian Cricket Council ACC awards ceremony here turned out to be a glittering affair except for a part where a local stand up comedian decided to use the platform to ridicule four of Pakistan`s former Test captains and Khalid Butt who has a popular comedy show on a local channel and his fellow partner on Saturday night ridiculed former Pakistani greats Inzamam-ul-Haq, Wasim Akram Javed Miandad and Rameez Raja during a comedy segment organised to entertain the dignitaries present in the ACC awards ceremony However the ridiculing of former players didn`t go well with the people and they felt it was in bad taste and could have been avoided considering it was an awards ceremony to honour the cricketing greats of Asia in the presence of top cricket officials of the world and players of participating teams in the Asia Cup. I didn`t like the part about the fun being made off the former players. It should not have happened a senior official of the ACC said and Cricketer turned commentator Rameez- however took the fun made of him in true sporting spirit asked by his fellow presenter Suchitra Pillay what he felt about the segment Rameez said It was good but in parts. The comedy show included a documentary on Rameez where fun was being made of his looks and voice. The skit also insinuated Rameez to be an ordinary player who in his career had hit 6 only due to the bowlers fault and the awards ceremony was organised by a private event management company Catwalk Productions.
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