International Cricket Council CEO Dave Richardson on Monday said he doesn\u2019t foresee any threat to the high-profile India-Pakistan World Cup match, insisting that the two teams are bound by an ICC agreement to show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor ICC events, all teams have signed a members\u2019 participation agreement which requires them to participate in all the matches of the tournament and (in case of) any unjustified non-compliance with that provision, the playing conditions will kick in and the points will be awarded accordingly (to the other team),\u201d he said when asked about the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were demands that India should boycott the game against Pakistan in the World Cup in Manchester on June 16 in the wake of last month\u2019s Pulwama terror attack which killed more than 40 CRPF personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Responding to the outrage, the Committee of Administrators running Indian cricket also wrote a letter to the ICC urging it to boycott countries from where \u201cterrorism emanates\u201d, but did not specifically name Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another controversy erupted when Indian team wore camouflage military caps during the third ODI against Australia in Ranchi as a mark of respect to the CRPF personnel who were killed in the Pulwama attack and donated its match fee to the National Defence Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn this case, it was a one-off consent. It was granted subject to the message around the wearing of the caps simply being sympathy with the people, who had lost their lives in the attack and in particular, to help them raise funds for the families of the people who had lost their lives,\u201d Richardson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe ICC\u2019s motto is clear we don\u2019t want to mix politics with sports.\u201dAsked about the ICC\u2019s role in the resumption of bilateral ties between India and Pakistan, Richardson said it was completely up to the two cricketing boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ICC CEO said the perception about Pakistan among the rest of the world is slowly changing and the world body is supporting its member board to bring back international cricket to the nation.He also said the successful hosting of Pakistan Super League matches will do a world of good towards achieving the goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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