Pakistan Sports Minister Ehsaan Mazari has threatened to pull out of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, if India insists on playing Asia Cup at a neutral venue.
Hotel room rates here have skyrocketed, nearly ten-fold in some cases, for October 15 after the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the fixtures for the ODI World Cup, showing that India and Pakistan would face off in Ahmedabad.
Besides Kane Williamson, New Zealand are without the services of pacers Trent Boult and Tim Southee, while coach Gary Stead has also given the white-ball series a miss.