PCB insists Jay Shah took 'unilateral' decision on ACC calendar

The impasse between BCCI and PCB is set to deepen further with the Pakistan board issuing a second public statement in as many days, insisting Indian board secretary Jay Shah "unilaterally" announced the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) calendar of events for 2023 and 2024 without informing the PCB.On Friday morning, the ACC had put out a media release rejecting PCB chairman Najam Sethi's claim on Thursday that Shah, who is also the ACC president, had announced the ACC calendar for the next two years without keeping the PCB in the loop.By evening the PCB put out its own statement, via a Twitter post, stating the ACC Board, of which it was a part, needed to ratify the decisions taken by the Development and Marketing committees.On Thursday, Shah in his capacity as ACC president announced details of all ACC competitions over the next two years. "Presenting the ACCMedia1 pathway structure & cricket calendars for 2023 & 2024!" he tweeted. "This signals our unparalleled efforts & passion to take this game to new heights. With cricketers across countries gearing up for spectacular performances, it promises to be a good time for cricket."Sethi quote-tweeted Shah later on Thursday, with some sarcasm: "Thank you Jay Shah for unilaterally presenting ACC structure & calendars 2023-24 especially relating to Asia Cup 2023 for which Pakistan is the event host. While you are at it, you might as well present structure & calendar of our PSL 2023! A swift response will be appreciated."A day later, the ACC put out a statement saying the PCB had been informed about these details via email on December 22, 2022, but no response had been received."It has come to our knowledge that PCB Chairman Mr. Najam Sethi has made a comment on the ACC President unilaterally taking the decision on finalising the calendar and announcing the same," the ACC statement said. "The ACC wants to clarify that it has followed established due process. The calendar was approved by its Development Committee and Finance & Marketing Committee in a meeting held on Decemb