Reserve day for India vs Pakistan sport – ‘You’re looking at a catastrophe,’ says Arjuna Ranatunga

Criticising the choice so as to add a reserve day for the Asia Cup Tremendous 4 match between Pakistan and India – the one sport within the match aside from the ultimate to get the benefit – after the match had began, Arjuna Ranatunga has warned that favouring one workforce (learn India) over others will put worldwide cricket in peril.

“You are taking the Asia Cup. You’ve guidelines earlier than the match, however earlier than that one sport, they modified the principles,” Ranatunga was quoted by PTI as saying at an interplay with members of the media. “The place is ACC? The place is ICC? I’m not very comfy when you’ve gotten a match the place you modify guidelines for one workforce. You’re looking at a catastrophe sooner or later.

“I really feel very unhappy for ICC and ACC as a result of they only wish to maintain the positions. Former cricketers too do not open, just because they want the bucks.”

The Asia Cup had began on August 30, and the marquee Pakistan vs India contest on September 2 produced no consequence after rain compelled the match to be deserted after one innings. That match was hosted in Pallekele. The taking part in situations have been then modified on September 8, two days earlier than the Pakistan vs India Tremendous 4 sport in Colombo, giving that sport a reserve day.On the time, Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe and Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood had expressed their shock on the replace. “I have never seen this sort of factor in one other match, this altering guidelines in the course of the match,” Hathurusinghe had stated at a press convention, whereas Silverwood had stated, “It was a little bit shock once I first heard [that].”

“I will not be stunned if they modify the rule earlier than the India-Pakistan sport [at the upcoming ODI World Cup],” Ranatunga went on. “ICC will hold their mouth shut and say ‘okay, do it’. ICC simply talks garbage, nothing occurs.”

Ranatunga stated world cricket shouldn’t be ruled by one board or particular person, and that different boards ought to arise for his or her rights.

“Why do the opposite nations enable that to occur,” Ranatunga stated. “As a result of the BCCI is highly effective, or one explicit individual is highly effective. No, it could’t occur like that. They need to have given an additional day for all of the video games if that was the case.”