Saturday, September 02, 2023
LAHORE: The Punjab Home Division has given the approval for utilizing impenetrable vehicles for Leading group of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Roger Binny and VP Rajeev Shukla for their visit to Lahore during the Asia Cup 2023, The News detailed Saturday.
The BCCI president and VP are expected to show up on September 4 in Lahore, where they will likewise go to a supper at the Lead representative's Home.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director Zaka Ashraf has welcomed Binny and Shukla to watch the Asia Cup matches.
Sources said the Administrations and General Organization Division (S&GAD) mentioned the Punjab Home Office to reclaim two twofold lodge vehicles gave before and send them unbeatable Mercedes and Land Cruisers.
The Home Office, while supporting the PCB's solicitation has given directions to the S&GAD.
Binny on August 27 affirmed his and Shukla's visit to Pakistan.
"VP Rajiv Shukla and I will show up in Pakistan on September 4," said Binny.
At the time he had likewise said he had "no dithering" in visiting Pakistan.
"I have no faltering in going to Pakistan. My visits to Pakistan were dependably important, Pakistanis are truly accommodating," he said, adding that he trusted his visit to Pakistan would help India-Pakistan cricket ties.
He further added that matches among India and Pakistan are greater and more watched than the Remains.
"Matches among Pakistan and India are significant for cricket," he said.
Binny's comments come against a setting of a line between the two sheets, a contention that has been happening for quite a long time because of an immediate aftermath of the political pressures between the two nations.
It is appropriate to take note of that Binny's outing to Pakistan for the Asia Cup will be his first in quite a while. The BCCI president last visited the country in 2005 for the Asian Cricket Gathering camp.
