LAHORE – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf hoped on Monday that bilateral relations between Pakistan and India will grow together as India delegation arrived in Lahore to watch matches of ongoing Asia Cup 2023.
“It is a great moment,” the PCB chief said as he welcomed the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) President Roger Binny, Vice President Rajiv Shukla and others after the reached Pakistan via Wagah border crossing.
Addressing a joint press conference at a hotel in the Punjab capital. He said the Pakistan as a host of the Asia Cup extended the invitation to India in this regard, adding that he was happy that the BCCI accepted the invitation and its delegation is visiting Lahore to watch the matches.
During two-day trip, the BCCI officials will watch matches scheduled for September 5 and 6 at Qaddafi Stadium Lahore.
Speaking on the occasion, the BCCI president the Indian delegation was visiting Pakistan at the invitation of the PCB, adding: “We have old ties with Pakistan and I feel good after visiting Pakistan for first time after 2005”.
Shukla also expressed his view, saying Pakistan is the host of the event and it is the reason the BCCI delegation is here in Lahore to watch the matches.
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