“It is just stupid” Kamran Akmal on PCB requesting ICC to change venues for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

Kamran Akmal has recently expressed his thoughts on the reports surrounding the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) requesting a venue swap for their group matches against Australia and Afghanistan in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.According to the initial schedule, Pakistan was set to play against Australia in Bengaluru on October 20 and face Afghanistan in Chennai on October 23. However, the PCB allegedly made a request to interchange the venues, which was ultimately rejected by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

In response to this situation, Akmal criticized the PCB for their request and emphasized that it should be the ICC’s responsibility to decide the venues for the matches. He stressed the importance of letting the governing body make such decisions rather than the national cricket board.

Akmal on his YT channel said “Pakistan requested to swap their venues for group matches against Australia and Afghanistan. They were also apparently not willing to face India in Ahmedabad. However, the ICC rejected the request, which was the right thing to do. It is very wrong if PCB had made such a request.”

Adding “It is an ICC event, so please let the ICC decide where the matches should take place. If the ICC had agreed to change the venues, the other boards would have also asked for such changes. It is just stupid if such a request was made.”