{"id":388179,"date":"2022-09-28T17:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T11:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=388179"},"modified":"2022-09-28T17:05:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T11:35:50","slug":"india-vs-pakistan-match-ecb-iceland-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/breaking-newscast-cricket\/india-vs-pakistan-match-ecb-iceland-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"24-hour daylight and snipers security: Iceland Cricket trolls ECB&#8217;s offer to host India vs Pakistan match on neutral venue, see hilarious tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India vs Pakistan, the historic cricketing rivalry, has always been the mother of all clashes, despite the last few games resulting in one-sided. It has had its ups and downs but it still engages the people of both countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, the India-Pakistan rivalry has been considered iconic in so many ways and the sheer intensity of an India vs Pakistan cricket match is unmatched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When this battle takes place there, any location transforms into a powerhouse and the grounds transform into battlefields. The India-Pakistan high voltage clash also generates the most money and viewers. This is the reason why the cricket boards are showing interest in hosting the India-Pakistan matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We hear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECB_cricket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ECB_cricket<\/a> have offered to host a Test series between India and Pakistan.<br><br>We officially announce to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ICC<\/a> that we are also offering to do the same &amp; can provide near 24 hour daylight in June and July, as well as better Tweets covering the matches. Sniper security too.<\/p>&mdash; Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icelandcricket\/status\/1574797904195330050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In an attempt to revive bilateral cricket between these two Asian giants, Martin Darlow, the Deputy Chairman of the English and Wales Cricket Board, floated the idea with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairperson Ramiz Raja during his visit to Pakistan ahead of England&#8217;s ongoing T20I series against Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever since the news started doing rounds on social media, the supporters have begun to look forward to India and Pakistan playing in another Test match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icelandcricket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@icelandcricket<\/a> Twitter admin deserves the appreciation \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udd25<br>Single handedly destroying ECB! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0iZWbPV9d7\">https:\/\/t.co\/0iZWbPV9d7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bhartendu Dubey (@BhaDuSpeaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BhaDuSpeaks\/status\/1574935612159037442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Iceland Cricket\u2019s Twitter account which is known for the occasional trolling came up with a hilarious take on the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">God level trolling <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YHhgWPtSuq\">https:\/\/t.co\/YHhgWPtSuq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sunderdeep &#8211; Volklub (@volklub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volklub\/status\/1574852435478138880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reacting to ECB&#8217;s proposal to host the India-Pakistan Test series at a neutral venue for the first time in over 15 years, the Iceland Cricket gave a counter-proposal as they took a dig at the English weather conditions and security arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iceland cricket officially announce to ICC that they also offer to do the same and can provide near 24 hour daylight in June and July, as well as better Tweets covering the matches. Sniper security too, Iceland Cricket tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An India-Pakistan clash would be a financial boon for England because of the large South Asian population in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past many years, the matches between both sides have been limited to ICC tournaments, owing to political tensions between both countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last India-Pakistan bilateral series was held in 2012 while the last Test match between the two nations was played 15 years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An India-Pakistan clash would be a financial boon for England because of the large South Asian population in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":343871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"24-hour daylight and snipers security: #IcelandCricket trolls #ECB's offer to host #IndiavsPakistan match on neutral venue, see hilarious tweet","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1525,125714],"tags":[103974,143488,7295],"yst_prominent_words":[29262,4472,6269,21267,24692,3704,88115,88114,8797,24328,74446,3703,21268,5107,20872,31480,77088,88116],"ppma_author":[140543],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2022\/06\/29161957\/Virat-Kohli-Babar-Azam.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":140543,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"apnnewsdesk","display_name":"APN Live","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/478eacb893eda88aa6ed8d99b005bf58?s=96&r=g"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388179"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=388179"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=388179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- html is corrupted -->