The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) urging it to not recognise the controversial Kashmir Premier League (KPL), Pakistan's domestic T20 tournament starting on August 6 in the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Meanwhile, the PCB expressed its unhappiness over the efforts of the BCCI to interfere in the internal affairs.
According to reports, BCCI was in touch with several other full members to prevent players from those countries from joining the league. Former South African opener Herschelle Gibbs, who is expected to play in the league, said on Twitter that he was "threatened that he would not be allowed to enter India for "any cricket-related work" if he participates in the tournament.
However, it has now emerged that the BCCI had also approached the ICC. The basis of the BCCI complaint centers on the status of Kashmir as a disputed territory. And whether matches can take place in such areas – and its central place in the long-running dispute between the two countries. The situation in Kashmir has been the cause of many wars between India and Pakistan ever since partition in 1947.
The political and diplomatic relations between the two countries have had their ups and downs over the years and are currently languishing at a prolonged low. In such a situation, organizing the Kashmir Premier League can give a further boost to it. Even the cricket boards of both the countries also follow each other's political climate. The KPL is a six-team franchise-model league, approved by the PCB. It will take place from 6 August at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium in Ghulam Kashmir.
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