NAGPUR: Sports minister Anurag Thakur deflected a question on the Indian cricket team's participation at the Asia Cup in Pakistan. In October last year he had said that the home ministry will take a call on India’s travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup citing players’ security, but on Sunday Thakur placed the ball in BCCI’s court.
On his way to Bhandara, Thakur met the press in Nagpur and spoke about various government schemes for the promotion of sports. When asked about India’s participation in September’s Asia Cup scheduled in Pakistan, Thakur said, “Let the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) take a call on Indian team's participation in Asia Cup first, then only the sports ministry and home ministry will decide.”