Afghanistan, Nepal waiting for BCCI's response

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 30 2014 | 11:02 PM IST
It has been atleast six months since the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) had requested BCCI to use the training facilities in India but the Indian board is yet to table the proposals in any of its meetings.
Afghanistan and Nepal have come up with impressive performance recently and their cricket boards have been requesting BCCI to help raise the profile of the game in their respective countries.
However, BCCI is yet to pay any heed to their requests.
"When I was in Mumbai for Sachin Tendulkar's 200th Test (in November 2013), I had a meeting with select BCCI officials and we expressed our desire to use the infrastructure and technical expertise in India that would help our players immensely," Dr Noor Murad, ACB chief executive, told ESPNcricinfo from UK.
"So far, there has been no response. But we are optimistic that the BCCI will help our endeavour of raising the profile of the game in Afghanistan as well as help the international image of the country, which had been engulfed in war for so many years," he added.
Ashok Nath Pyarkuryal, the CAN secretary, was also hopeful for a positive response from the BCCI.
"Ever since the Asian Cricket Council in Malaysia last year, we have been requesting the BCCI to let us use the modern facilities and possibly allow some of our teams to participate in a few tournaments in India," Pyakuryal said.
"We are waiting to hear from them. The CAN representative also reminded the BCCI officials about the same on the sidelines of the ACC finance committee meeting in Chennai earlier this week, and they have promised to look into it.

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First Published: May 30 2014 | 11:02 PM IST

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