Current CEO of Cricket Australia Nick Hockley has shown a keen desire to host a tri-series which is most likely to feature cricket giants India and Pakistan. Speaking to the current Cricket Australia CEO, In an online press conference, Hockley stressed that the levels of enthusiasm and feelings combined in any cricket game between India and Pakistan cannot be described and such series are so crucial for fans and players.
Cricket Australia CEO Talks About Anticipation of India-Pakistan Games
Hockley again stressed that the plan to organize tri-series including the India and Pakistan teams is an effort to meet fans’ desire of witnessing a great clash in cricketing arenas. It is often observed that there is intense competition between the two nations, and therefore matches between Pakistan and India attract a huge interest, as was said by Hockley describing the passion for India-Pakistan cricket matches.
Cricket Australia CEO says prepared to host tri-series
In her response, Cricket Australia CEO Hockley escalated Cricket Australia’s desire in hosting and supporting these countries in bilateral and tri-Series. ‘We are ready to play both the team for a bilateral also we are ready to play both the team for a tri series,’ he said with which stands Cricket Australia’s willingness to host such intense face-offs.
The CEO of Cricket Australia too offered himself to be part of the resumption of the Pak-India cricket series. “As for the lovers of this particular sport we are more than willing to be part of the resumption of Pakistan-India cricket series,” Hockley said this with the same energy that one gets in anticipation of two cricket powerhouses facing each other again.
But Hockley added that any such plans would be only possible after consultancy with the two cricket boards as well as the government of India and Pakistan. He added that the two boards need to decide first while we will be glad to accept the responsibility of hosting and further stated that there is not enough time to enter into negotiations and consultations because the board is busy involved with the formation of cricket boards.
This time the Cricket Australia CEO Speaks on women’s cricket in Afghanistan
During the same press conference, questions were also asked to CA CEO Hockley concerning sponsorships of Afghan women’s cricket. He stated that several Afghan women cricketer who are now settled in Australia are still actively participating in the club cricket with assistance of fellow Australians. “Certainly, that is what we would like to see: Cricket development for female and male across the world,” Hockley confirmed CA’s role in the development of women’s cricket around the world.
He also addressed at a meeting on ‘Some of the problems and prospects of women’s cricket in Afghanistan’ in which Hockley dwelled on the current relationship with the ACB towards development of women’s cricket in Afghanistan. Nevertheless, more progress can be expected in the future to overcome problems in the political and social domains. Compliance to the opportunity that had hindered the two teams to engage in bilateral series in the past, Hockley opined that there might be some in the future that would help pave way for the resumption of the bilateral cricket between Australia and Afghanistan. Therefore on balance, Nike Hockley the CEO of the Cricket Australia herself has time and again laid down her vision where Australia, India and Pakistan are set to play a tri-nation series showing that cricketing rivalries are still vital even in the contemporary world. Moreover, his projectability to fund Afghan women’s cricket can be seen as Cricket Australia mission to popularize the sport around the world, further opening opportunities to any player even within such adverse environment.
