As the backwards begin for the Indian-Pakistan Women’s Cricket Competition at the ongoing World Cup Cricket World Cup, which will be played in Colombo on Sunday, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has addressed diplomatic tensions around the meeting.Speaking to BBC Sport, Saikia acknowledged that Indian relations with Pakistan remained tense and, in fact, “no change in the last week, instead, it has worsened,” following ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi in the Asian Cup delay to India.Despite the ongoing friction, Saikia explained that the cricket commitment would continue as planned. “India will play a cricket competition against Pakistan in the 5th, and all cricket protocols will be followed,” he said, emphasizing that the game would be strictly in accordance with the MCC rules.India and Sri Lanka together organized the Global Women’s Global Exhibition, with Pakistan playing all their games in the island.The controversy was following foreign issues between the two countries during the Men’s Cup in the UAE recently, where India won by defeating their competitors in the finals, only to be rejected by the Trophy by Chairman ACC and Pakistan Cricket Official (PCB)
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Naqvi is also the internal minister in the Pakistani government.About the things in the gesture field, Saikia remains not committed. “Whether there will be a handshake or a hug, I cannot assure you of the right thing at this time,” he said, outlining that the focus would remain on this sport rather than politics.India began their campaign with a convincing 59 victory over Sri Lanka, while Pakistan suffered a severe defeat against Bangladesh, which was launched for just 129.
