Former India bowler Harbhajan Singh clashed with a Pakistani anchor on his channel after the dialog moved in direction of BCCI secretary Jay Shah’s announcement that the Indians wouldn’t tour Pakistan for the Asia Cup subsequent 12 months.
Shah, who can also be the ACC chief, is planning to vary the venue of the Asia Cup to a impartial venue and the announcement of the stated plan has created a stir within the Pakistan cricket neighborhood. Singh was a part of a panel referred to as to debate the problem.
“Ramiz Raza made a statement last year that Pakistan cricket doesn’t have that kind of money and they need to look to the BCCI. Either that or if BCCI offers money to PCB, then Pakistan cricket is surviving. If you think you don’t want to come to India, please don’t. who is asking you? If you don’t want to play ICC events, it’s your call. If our players are not safe there then we will not send. If this is what you want then don’t play,” Harbhajan stated on Aaj Tak particular present with Pakistan’s ARY News.
The dialog acquired heated when the anchor stated that if it was the World Cup and never the Asia Cup, India would have traveled to its neighboring state.
“Harbhajan sahab abhi keh rahe hain, ‘Hum nahi aayenge’. Mera inko challenge hai… agar ICC ka tournament, woh bhi World Cup Pakistan mein hua, ye na aayein toh mujhe batayein,” stated the anchor. (Harbhajan sir is saying proper now that India will not come to Pakistan. I problem him… that if a World Cup is held in Pakistan, and the Indian workforce would not come, we will see).
In response, Singh accepted the ‘problem’ and stated that Indian cricket doesn’t want a PCB. “So le liya bhai tera problem (I settle for your problem). Indian cricket is aware of the right way to run its cricket. We do not want a PCB. We have a difficulty and now we have stated it. If the federal government approves, then it’s. Sure,” Singh stated.
Meanwhile, Kamran Akmal informed the identical information channel that the ACC chief’s determination was taken at a foul time and these issues ought to have been mentioned internally earlier.
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Akmal additionally stated that Pakistan has been taking part in outdoors Pakistan for therefore a few years and international locations are lastly coming to them to play cricket.
Why cannot India additionally come for the Asia Cup? In 2011, we did not play there in India. The scenario was the identical. I need the India-Pakistan sport to proceed. There must be no politics. Cricket connects us. If we will not play collectively, what’s the usage of having boundaries with us (as neighbours)?” Akmal stated on Arya News.
After this he stated, “BCCI is such a big board. Maturity was needed. These talks could have happened after the World Cup. Both sit together and decide. Before this kind of game is not ideal.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
