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PCB not strong enough to boycott ICC Tournaments – Danish Kaneria
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah issued a major statement last month saying that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for the next Asia Cup for any reason.
Ramis Raja, the current chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), did not take it lightly as the board immediately issued a counter-statement saying that Pakistan would not participate in the 2023 50-over World Cup to be hosted in India if India did not come to play the Asia Cup in Pakistan.
On Friday, November 25, Raja announced that the Pakistan team would not travel to India for the ODI World Cup next year if the Indian team decided to boycott next year’s Asia Cup.
It has created a lot of controversy in the world of cricket. Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria says the Pakistan Cricket Board does not have the guts to boycott an ICC event. The former cricketer also mentioned how losing the Asia Cup would not deter India, but missing a global tournament would have a negative impact on Pakistan.
“PCB does not have enough guts to boycott an ICC event. On the other hand, it doesn’t matter if India doesn’t visit Pakistan. They have a huge market which earns them huge income. India’s absence for the World Cup will have a big impact on Pakistan.
Pakistan will finally go to India for the World Cup. Officials will say that there was no other option because of pressure from the ICC. If they repeatedly talk about skipping an ICC event, it will hurt Pakistan cricket badly,” the 41-year-old said.
ICC තරගාවලියක් වර්ජනය කිරීමට PCB හට ප්‍රමාණවත් තරම් හැකියාවක් නැත – Danish Kaneria
ඉන්දීය ක්‍රිකට් පාලක මණ්ඩලයේ (BCCI) ලේකම් සහ ආසියානු ක්‍රිකට් කවුන්සිලයේ (ACC) සභාපති ජේ ෂා පසුගිය මාසයේ ප්‍රධාන ප්‍රකාශයක් නිකුත් කරමින් කියා සිටියේ ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම කිසිම හේතුවක් මත මීළඟ ආසියානු කුසලාන තරඟාවලිය සඳහා පාකිස්තානයට නොයන බවයි.
පකිස්ථාන ක්‍රිකට් මණ්ඩලයේ (PCB) වත්මන් ප්‍රධානියා වන රමිස් රාජා එය සැහැල්ලුවට ගත්තේ නැත, මන්ද මණ්ඩලය වහාම ප්‍රති-ප්‍රකාශයක් නිකුත් කරමින් කියා සිටියේ ඉන්දියාව පකිස්ථානයේ පැවැත්වෙන ආසියානු කුසලානය ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට නොපැමිණියේ නම් පාකිස්තානය ඉන්දියාවේදී සංවිධානය කිරීමට නියමිත 2023 වර්ශයේ පන්දුවාර 50 ලෝක කුසලානයට සහභාගී නොවේ.
ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම ලබන වසරේ පැවැත්වෙන ආසියානු කුසලානය වර්ජනය කිරීමට තීරණය කළහොත්, ඊළඟ වසරේ පැවැත්වෙන එක්දින ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා පාකිස්තාන කණ්ඩායම ඉන්දියාවට නොයන බව ප්‍රකාශ කරමින් නොවැම්බර් 25 සිකුරාදා රාජා ප්‍රකාශ කරනු ලැබීය.
එය ක්‍රිකට් ලෝකය තුළ මහත් ආන්දෝලනයක් ඇති කර තිබේ. ICC උත්සවයක් වර්ජනය කිරීමට පාකිස්තාන ක්‍රිකට් පාලක මණ්ඩලයට ධෛර්යයක් නොමැති බව පාකිස්තානයේ හිටපු පා දඟ පන්දු යවන ක්‍රීඩක ඩනිෂ් කනේරියා පවසයි. ආසියානු කුසලානය අහිමි වීම ඉන්දියාවට බාධාවක් නොවන නමුත් ගෝලීය තරඟාවලියක් මග හැරීම පකිස්ථානයට අහිතකර බලපෑමක් ඇති කරන ආකාරය ගැනද හිටපු ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩකයා සඳහන් කළේය.
“ICC උත්සවයක් වර්ජනය කිරීමට PCB හට ප්‍රමාණවත් තරම් ධෛර්යයක් නොමැත. අනෙක් අතට ඉන්දියාව පකිස්තානය නොආවත් කමක් නැත. ඔවුන්ට විශාල ආදායමක් උපයන විශාල වෙළෙඳපොළක් තිබෙනවා. ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා ඉන්දියාවට නොපැමිණීම පාකිස්තානයට විශාල බලපෑමක් ඇති කරයි.
පාකිස්තානය අවසානයේ ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා ඉන්දියාවට යනු ඇත. අයි.සී.සී.යෙන් බලපෑම් එල්ල වූ නිසා වෙනත් විකල්පයක් නොතිබුණු බව නිලධාරීන් පවසනු ඇත. ඔවුන් නැවත නැවතත් ICC උත්සවයක් මඟ හැරීම ගැන කතා කළහොත් එය පාකිස්තාන ක්‍රිකට් වලට දැඩි හානියක් වනු ඇත, ”41 හැවිරිදි ඔහු පැවසීය.
ICC போட்டியை புறக்கணிக்கும் அளவுக்கு PCB பலம் இல்லை – Danish Kaneria
இந்திய கிரிக்கெட் கட்டுப்பாட்டு வாரியத்தின் (பிசிசிஐ) செயலாளரும், ஆசிய கிரிக்கெட் கவுன்சிலின் (ஏசிசி) தலைவருமான ஜெய் ஷா கடந்த மாதம் ஒரு முக்கிய அறிக்கையை வெளியிட்டார், எந்த காரணத்திற்காகவும் இந்திய அணி அடுத்த ஆசிய கோப்பைக்கு பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு செல்லாது என்று கூறினார்.
பாகிஸ்தான் கிரிக்கெட் வாரியத்தின் (பிசிபி) தற்போதைய தலைவரான ரமிஸ் ராஜா அதை எளிதாக எடுத்துக் கொள்ளவில்லை, ஏனெனில் வாரியம் உடனடியாக எதிர் அறிக்கையை வெளியிட்டது, இந்தியா 2023 இல் இந்தியாவில் நடத்தப்படும் 50 ஓவர் உலகக் கோப்பையில் பாகிஸ்தான் பங்கேற்காது. பாகிஸ்தானில் நடந்த ஆசிய கோப்பையில் விளையாட வரவில்லை.
நவம்பர் 25, வெள்ளிக்கிழமை, இந்திய அணி அடுத்த ஆண்டு ஆசிய கோப்பையை புறக்கணிக்க முடிவு செய்தால், அடுத்த ஆண்டு ஒருநாள் உலகக் கோப்பைக்காக பாகிஸ்தான் அணி இந்தியாவுக்குச் செல்லாது என்று ராஜா அறிவித்தார்.
இது கிரிக்கெட் உலகில் பெரும் சர்ச்சையை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. ஐசிசி போட்டியை புறக்கணிக்கும் தைரியம் பாகிஸ்தான் கிரிக்கெட் வாரியத்திற்கு இல்லை என பாகிஸ்தான் முன்னாள் லெக் ஸ்பின்னர் டேனிஷ் கனேரியா தெரிவித்துள்ளார். முன்னாள் கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் ஆசியக் கோப்பையை எவ்வாறு இழப்பது இந்தியாவைத் தடுக்காது, ஆனால் உலகளாவிய போட்டியைத் தவறவிடுவது பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு எதிர்மறையான தாக்கத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும் என்றும் குறிப்பிட்டார்.
“ஐசிசி நிகழ்வைப் புறக்கணிக்க பிசிபிக்கு போதுமான தைரியம் இல்லை. மறுபுறம், பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு இந்தியா செல்லாவிட்டாலும் பரவாயில்லை. அவர்களுக்கு ஒரு பெரிய சந்தை உள்ளது, அது அவர்களுக்கு பெரும் வருமானத்தை ஈட்டுகிறது. உலகக் கோப்பையில் இந்தியா இல்லாதது பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு பெரும் பாதிப்பை ஏற்படுத்தும்.
உலகக் கோப்பைக்காக பாகிஸ்தான் இறுதியாக இந்தியா செல்கிறது. ஐசிசியின் அழுத்தம் காரணமாக வேறு வழியில்லை என்று அதிகாரிகள் கூறுவார்கள். ஐசிசி நிகழ்வைத் தவிர்ப்பது பற்றி அவர்கள் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் பேசினால், அது பாகிஸ்தான் கிரிக்கெட்டை மோசமாக பாதிக்கும்” என்று 41 வயதான அவர் கூறினார்.
The race for qualification in Group B of the Lifebuoy Ball Blaster 2025 Schools Football Tournament is heating up, with three top schools still in contention for a spot in the quarterfinals.
Royal College Leads the Pack
Royal College, Colombo currently sits on top of Group B after an impressive 5-0 victory, showcasing both dominance and attacking flair. With two crucial matches left, Royal remains the favorite to finish as group leaders — but the battle is far from over.
Aligar Central’s Mixed Fortunes
Aligar Central College, last year’s runners-up and inaugural Ball Blaster champions, have had a mixed campaign so far. After one win and one narrow loss — the latter coming from an unfortunate own goal — the team still remains firmly in the race for qualification.
Kalutara Muslim Still in the Hunt
Kalutara Muslim Central College, one of the most competitive sides in this year’s tournament, has only played one game so far — securing a 1-0 win. With two matches still to play, they remain a real threat to the current table leaders.
Maris Stella Struggling for Form
Maris Stella College, on the other hand, has had a tough run, losing both their opening fixtures and conceding nine goals in the process. They will now look to finish strong and disrupt the group standings in the remaining matches.
With the Group B stage still wide open, the coming matchdays promise thrilling encounters as Royal, Aligar, and Kalutara fight for the top two quarterfinal spots in the Lifebuoy Ball Blaster 2025.
Football
Zahira College Colombo Dominate Group A — Gampola Zahira and Darussalam Battle for Second Spot
The Group A stage of the Lifebuoy Ball Blaster 2025 Schools Football Championship is heating up, with Zahira College Colombo emerging as the clear frontrunner after an unbeaten run in their first two matches. With six points and an impressive 8–2 goal difference, Zahira are well on course to top the group and secure a direct berth to the quarterfinals.
Zahira’s attacking flair and tactical balance have made them one of the most complete teams in this year’s tournament. Their consistent performances have set the tone in Group A, making them strong contenders for the overall title.
Behind them, the battle for the second qualifying spot is intensifying between Darussalam College and Gampola Zahira College. Both teams currently sit on three points each, but Darussalam have played one match more, leaving Gampola Zahira with a crucial game in hand.
Kingswood College, despite showing moments of promise, have struggled to convert opportunities into results and remain winless after three outings.
With two group matches remaining, the race for quarterfinal qualification is expected to go down to the wire. Zahira Colombo, the current Group A leader, will likely face Vaddakkachchi Central College (D2) from Group D in the knockout stage, while the second-placed team will meet Hameed Al Husseinie College (D1) — setting up thrilling contests ahead.
| School | M | W | L | D | GS | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zahira College, Colombo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| Gampola Zahira College | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Darussalam College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Kingswood College | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 0 |
Football
Hameed Al Husseinie and Vaddakkachchi Central March into Quarterfinals of Ball Blaster 2025
The Group D stage of the Lifebuoy Ball Blaster 2025 Schools Football Championship concluded with Hameed Al Husseinie College and Vaddakkachchi Central College sealing their spots in the quarterfinals after a fiercely contested round of matches.
Hameed Al Husseinie topped the group with an unbeaten record, securing 7 points from three matches, including two wins and one draw. Their dominance was evident with a commanding 9 goals scored while conceding only one — showcasing a solid attacking unit and disciplined defense.
Vaddakkachchi Central College earned the second qualification spot with 5 points, winning one and drawing two matches. Despite a lower goal tally of five, their consistency and composure under pressure helped them edge out Baduriya College, who finished third with four points.
Al-Falah College, meanwhile, struggled to find rhythm throughout the group stage, finishing at the bottom without a win.
According to the tournament structure, Group D winner Hameed Al Husseinie College (D1) will face Group A runner-up (A2) in the quarterfinals, while Vaddakkachchi Central (D2) will meet Group A winner, most probably Zahira College Colombo (A1) — a clash that promises thrilling football action.
As the competition intensifies, both qualifying teams from Group D will be looking to carry their momentum into the knockout rounds and make a strong statement in their quest for the prestigious Lifebuoy Ball Blaster Championship 2025 title.
🏅 Final Group D Standings
| School | MP | W | L | D | GS | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hameed Al Husseinie College | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
| Vaddakkachchi Central College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| Baduriya College | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Al-Falah College | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
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