Summary Attack on BCCI office is equivalent to an attack on cricket, says ICC chief.
DUBAI (Dunya news) – International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday has expressed disappointment over the recent attack on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office in Mumbai by Shiv Sena fanatics.
Workers of Hindu extremist group Shiv Sena stormed the office of BCCI and confronted BCCI President Shashank Manohar on meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahryar Khan to discuss the upcoming Pakistan-India cricket series.
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Talking to a press conference, the ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said that the attack on BCCI office is equivalent to an attack on cricket. He said that the countries should show some positive attitude towards sports and should focus on mutual and friendly ties.
ICC chief said that no attack on cricket would be tolerated.
Workers of Shiv Sena, a junior partner in a ruling coalition with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Maharashtra state government, also chanted slogans against PCB chief Shahryar Khan, asking him to go back to Pakistan.
Several protestors were detained by Mumbai Police.
According to Indian media, the talks between the chiefs of two cricket boards will now be held at an undisclosed location.
Shaharyar Khan and head of the PCB s executive committee Najam Sethi arrived in India on Sunday in a bid to convince the BCCI for December s planned test and limited-overs series in the United Arab Emirates.
Both sides have signed an agreement to play at least six times from 2015-2023, but the India board needs its government s approval to revive cricketing ties with Pakistan.
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Khan and Sethi are expected to meet with the new BCCI president Shashank Manohar and secretary Anurag Thakur along with other government officials in New Delhi.
Earlier, the PCB chief had also discussed the planned series with BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on the sidelines of the ICC meeting in Dubai this month.
The last time both teams played a test series was in 2007 when Pakistan toured India. Pakistan last hosted India for a test series in 2006.
