BCCI Secretary Jay Shah denies reports of accepting invitation to visit Pakistan

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has denied reports of accepting an invitation to visit Pakistan!

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council, on Wednesday, denied reports claiming he had accepted an invitation to visit Pakistan after meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Zaka Ashraf.

The denial from Mr. Shah comes a day after he had a meeting with Zaka Ashraf on the sidelines of International Cricket Council (ICC) meetings in Durban, South Africa.

“I have not agreed to anything. This is just plain miscommunication. Probably done deliberately or mischievously. I’ll not be making any visit,” Shah told News18 CricketNext.

The BCCI also in a statement also said that “no such discussion” was held during the meeting between Shah and Ashraf.

“Neither India is traveling to Pakistan nor our secretary will be traveling contrary to reports that have surfaced,” BCCI official Arun Dhumal — who is also the chairman of the Indian Premier League — told Press Trust of India.

Reports regarding Jay Shah’s visit emerged being attributed to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf, who said that the BCCI official would come to Pakistan during or before the start of the Asia Cup.

It was earlier reported that Shah had accepted Ashraf’s invitation during a meeting on the sidelines of the chief executives’ committee (CEC) meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s annual session in Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday.