There were clarion calls back home in India to boycott their match against Pakistan even if it meant giving up on the 2 points on offer. Now that the dust has settled, CoA chief Vinod Rai has opened up on the entire episode. “Now, India was slated to play Pakistan on June 16… There was a rhetoric built up over here that India should refuse to play with Pakistan. COA Chief Vinod Rai gives clear answerSo why prompted BCCI to write a letter to the ICC and ask them to isolate Pakistan? “If we don’t play Pakistan (in the World Cup), we lose one point, two points, and that doesn’t matter.

Source: Hindustan Times September 24, 2019 04:52 UTC