Roger Binny who is the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India will travel to Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2023 alongside vice-president Rajeev Shukla. The plan behind their visit is to take part in the game between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, slated to take place on September 5 in Lahore. According to the reports, officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board have invited the BCCI, and therefore after a lot of thinking, the decision has been finalized to send Roger Binny and Rajiv Shukla as India’s representatives.
Notably, the decision came after a long hiatus between the two boards as earlier BCCI secretary Jay Shah added that the Indian team will not go to Pakistan to take part in the Asia Cup 2023. Following that, Pakistan expressed its views of not participating in the upcoming ODI World Cup in India. After a lot of drama and plenty of discussions, the matter was sorted when Pakistan said yes to the hybrid model of the Asia Cup and also confirmed their participation in the World Cup.
Since 2012, this will be the first time that the officials from BCCI will be traveling to Pakistan. A close source has confirmed the Sportstar that the duo will first go to Sri Lanka to watch the Indian team play and will then enter Pakistan on September 3.
“They will first travel to Sri Lanka to watch the Indian team in action and will then head to Pakistan, crossing the Attari border on September 3,” the source mentioned.
“The PCB had invited BCCI and as one of the key members of Asian Cricket Council and after consulting with the stakeholders, the board decided that the president and the vice-president will be travelling to the neighbouring nation,” the source added.
The Indian team will be taking on Pakistan on September 2 in Sri Lanka.