No cricketing ties with India: Gen. Zia

By Rizwan Ehsan Ali

ISLAMABAD, MARCH 25. Pakistan cricket supremo Lt. Gen. Tauqir Zia wants ``no cricketing ties with India in future'' after the Indian government refused to give permission to its cricket team for the next month's triangular series in Sharjah on Sunday. ``We would not like to play against India anywhere after this development,'' Zia said.

Gen. Zia criticised both the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not taking any action against India.

``ACC should seize to exist,'' the General said, clearly hinting that there was no need for an Asian body after two of it's main members India and Pakistan do not compete against each other.

Zia is the chairman of the ACC, but said that he would not be presiding over the next meeting of the council in Sharjah on April 15. ``This is for sure, there is no use. I would not chair the meeting in Sharjah.''

The general said that ICC should exert its authority like FIFA does for football. ``ICC should follow the footsteps of FIFA. It is compulsory for all the soccer teams in the world to compete against each. So why can't ICC do the same? It (ICC) should be strong enough to react,'' he said.

However, the PCB boss said that Pakistan would certainly compete in the Sharjah tournament. He said, ``we have committed to send out team.''

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