Former Pakistani skipper Javed Miandad has strictly criticized the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) for not touring Pakistan for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. In the last meeting of the Asian Cricket Council, it was declared that the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 ODI format would not be hosted in Pakistan.
Javed stated that the Indian team could go to hell if they didn’t want to come to Pakistan. This is the ICC’s job to handle the decision of the teams.
“India can go to hell if they don’t want to come to Pakistan to play cricket. I’ve always backed Pakistan. And you know I don’t leave spare India whenever an issue arises. But the thing is, we need to look at our part. And we should fight for it. We don’t care because we are getting to host our cricket. If ICC can’t control this, the governing body is useless. They need to implement similar rules for every team. If teams like these don’t come, they should be debarred. India hoga, apne liye hoga. Hmare liye nahi hai.“
Javed had further explained that they don’t come and play here because they lose to us. And for the same reason, they did not play during our time.
“Come and play. Why don’t they? They run. For them, it becomes trouble if they come here and lose to us. The public there can’t stomach it. It’s always been the case. During our time, they used to not play for the same reason. Riots and fighting take place there. The crowd there is very nasty. You would’ve seen the crowd there burn down houses whenever India loses to anyone. When we used to play, they had faced such troubles.” Miandad had further added.
Maindad stated that cricket is a sport and those who play well deserve to win the match. ICC need to take action on this type of issue, and they should be removed, and they will learn a lesson then.
“Cricket is a sport. If you don’t play well, you deserve to lose. If I play well, I deserve to win. Rather you go into other things. What good is that for? I say this to the ICC, if anyone does resort to such ways, ICC need to be strict. If you’re in India, so what? If any country behaves this way, ICC needs to take action. Such teams should be removed, and they’ll learn the lesson then.”
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The upcoming Asia Cup 2023 is scheduled in Pakistan, but the Indian team has refused to travel to Pakistan for the prestigious cup because of safety concerns. The Indian government has provided permission for their players to travel to Pakistan. And in the latest Asian Cricket Council meeting, it was decided that the upcoming Asia Cup will be held in Sri Lanka or UAE.
