After Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi voiced his displeasure with the squad members’ lodging distant from the cricket stadium in New York, the International Cricket Board (ICC) shifted hotels for the Pakistani players.
According to the reports, the PCB president took notice of Pakistan’s accommodations, complained to the ICC, and persuaded the World Cup administration to move the Pakistan squad to a different hotel.
Due to his intervention, Pakistan was forced to stay at a motel five minutes from the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, the site of their two upcoming matches, which are set for June 9 and June 11. The sources claimed that before, the hotel they were staying at was ninety minutes away from the event.
It’s interesting that the Indian team’s hotel was only ten minutes from the New York cricket ground, whereas other teams—aside from Pakistan—had hotels that were more than an hour away. They also mentioned that South Africa and Sri Lanka had already voiced dissatisfaction with the accommodations they had during their visit to NYC.
The insiders mentioned the players’ discomfort due to long-distance accommodations, but they did not indicate if the PCB chairman expressed concern for their safety.
According to the reports, Naqvi informed the ICC that he would not permit his side to travel great distances for any World Cup match, not even the two games in New York City.
He even explicitly told the ICC that if their hotel was not altered, he would move the team to a better and more convenient location at the PCB’s expense.
