A representational picture of a cricket stadium in India. — AFP/file
India has been stripped of the internet hosting rights for the 2025 Blind Ladies’s T20 World Cup following its choice to not journey to Pakistan to play within the ongoing males’s occasion, as New Delhi continues to pull its toes on visa approvals and journey permissions.
The choice was made throughout a gathering of the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) in Multan, the place India’s refusal to grant no-objection certificates (NOCs) to its staff for the match underway in Pakistan sparked a heated debate among the many officers.
India, owing to its short-sighted insurance policies and lack of imaginative and prescient, is well-known for refusing visas to the Pakistani staff, which was the rationale behind the choice to revoke the internet hosting rights. India had additionally denied visas to Pakistan’s blind cricket staff for the Blind World Cup 2022.
The council additionally determined that each Pakistan and India wouldn’t host worldwide blind cricket till the tensions between the 2 nations had been solved.
The 2 nations will solely host their occasions at impartial venues the place problems with visas and NOCs don’t change into obstacles stopping participation.
Furthermore, the assembly additionally determined to retain Pakistan’s Syed Sultan Shah because the chairman of the WBCC.
Pakistan on Sunday thrashed Nepal by 10 wickets within the first semi-final at Multan Cricket Stadium and reached the ultimate of the continuing Blind T20 World Cup 2024.
Chasing a modest 95-run goal, the house aspect comfortably knocked the profitable runs in simply 5.3 overs with out shedding a wicket.
The Inexperienced Shirts will face Bangladesh within the Blind T20 World Cup 2024 remaining, scheduled to be performed on the identical venue on Tuesday.
