PCB has officially bowed down in front of BCCI: Rashid Latif

Former Pakistan cricketer, Rashid Latif, believes that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has succumbed to the demands by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by agreeing to host India for Asia Cup matches outside Pakistan.

According to details, India had refused to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming 2023 Asia Cup. Asia Cup was facing potential boycott threats from Pakistan, which has now forced the Asian Cricket Council, led by Jay Shah, to consider a "hybrid model" for the tournament.

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Under this proposed model, other teams would play their matches in Pakistan, while the Indian team would play their matches in another country.

"They [PCB] have bowed down officially [in front of India]. Now, they can say whatever they want in media, it doesn't matter," Latif said on his YouTube channel.

A source from BCCI told the Press Trust of India (PTI) on Wednesday that there is also a possibility that the entire Asia Cup might be shifted from Pakistan to either UAE or Qatar.

"We understand that this is a kind of pressure tactic applied by PCB because of the Asia Cup issue. But let me tell you, ultimately, Asia Cup will also be played in UAE or Qatar and probably Pakistan will also have to play its matches in one of these countries," BCCI source said.

"As far as Pakistan playing its Asia Cup games in Pakistan is concerned, the budget for the tournament is passed by the Asian Cricket Council. If ACC says that it's not a commercially viable proposition to hold Asia Cup in two countries, how can Pakistan play its games at home. ACC, for all you know, might not pass the budget," the BCCI source added.