New Delhi : The Committee of Administrators (CoA)
running Indian cricket Friday decided against taking any stand on the World Cup
clash against Pakistan but said it would individually urge ICC members to
"sever ties with any nation that is a terrorist hub".
There has been a call to boycott the June 16 World
Cup face-off against Pakistan at the Old Trafford in the aftermath of the
Pulwama terror attack, which killed more than 40 CRPF personnel.
In a meeting to address the spiralling speculation
around the match, the CoA deliberated on the matter but did not take any
position for now.
"We are in talks with the government. No
decision has been taken on the June 16 match," CoA chief Vinod Rai told
reporters after the meeting.
"We are expressing two concerns to the ICC. We
will ask for more protection for players during the World Cup and we will tell
cricketing nations to severe ties with any nation that is a terrorist
hub," he added.
There were reports that the CoA and the BCCI might
approach the ICC seeking Pakistan's ouster from the mega-event in England that
starts on May 30.
However, even such a move is unlikely to make any
difference as there is no provision in the world body's regulations that allow
one member to seek the ouster of another.
The call to boycott the match has come from some
prominent names in Indian cricket such as senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh
and former captain Mohammed Azharuddin.
However, offering a different view, batting great
Sunil Gavaskar has stated that India should not hand over points to Pakistan by
boycotting the game. He advocated continued shunning of bilateral cricket ties.
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