ACC calls Najam Sethi’s comment on Jay Shah ‘baseless’

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has denied Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Najam Sethi’s comments that Jay Shah unilaterally decided the pathway structure and cricket calendar for 2023-24. 

“Mr. Sethi’s comments on a social media platform are baseless and are vehemently denied by the ACC,” the ACC said in a media advisory on Friday. 

Najam Sethi took a jibe at Shah after ACC announced the calendar on earlier Thursday, implying the decisions were taken without any consultations with PCB. 

"Thank you, Jay Shah for unilaterally presenting ACC's structure & calendars 2023-24 especially relating to Asia Cup 2023 for which Pakistan is the event host,” Sethi tweeted. 

ALSO READ: Pakistan, India in same group for Men's Asia Cup 2023

“While you are at it, you might as well present structure & calendar of our PSL 2023!” 

Thank you @JayShah for unilaterally presenting @ACCMedia1 structure & calendars 2023-24 especially relating to Asia Cup 2023 for which 🇵🇰 is the event host. While you are at it, you might as well present structure & calendar of our PSL 2023! A swift response will be appreciated. https://t.co/UdW2GekAfR

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) January 5, 2023

 The council hit back at PCB’s management committee chairman for his snarky comments saying they followed the established due process before announcing the calendar. 

“The calendar was approved by its Development Committee and Finance & Marketing Committee in a meeting held on December 13th, 2022,” the advisory said. 

“The calendar was then communicated to all the participating members individually, including Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), via an email dated December 22nd, 2022. While responses were received from certain Member Boards, no comments or suggested modifications were received from PCB.”