Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has shared his views on the Board of Control
for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) continually rigid stance on the Indian men’s
team not travelling to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup.“If anyone is unable to stand on his own feet and then the decision to make
such strong calls is not easy,” Afridi told. “They have to look at plenty
of things. India agar aankhe dikha raha hain (If India is showing you their
eyes), or taking such strong stance, then they have made themselves that
strong, hence they are being able to talk like this, otherwise they
wouldn’t have the courage. At the end it’s making yourself strong and then
take decisions.”
for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) continually rigid stance on the Indian men’s
team not travelling to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup.“If anyone is unable to stand on his own feet and then the decision to make
such strong calls is not easy,” Afridi told. “They have to look at plenty
of things. India agar aankhe dikha raha hain (If India is showing you their
eyes), or taking such strong stance, then they have made themselves that
strong, hence they are being able to talk like this, otherwise they
wouldn’t have the courage. At the end it’s making yourself strong and then
take decisions.”
Afridi, who served as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s interim chief selector
recently, further added that the role of International Cricket Council
remained pivotal if India didn’t budge from their position on touring
Pakistan.
“I have no idea, will India visit Pakistan for the Asia Cup? Will we
boycott the ODI World Cup in India? But we need to take a stand at some
point or the other. In this case ICC’s role becomes crucial, they should
come forward, but let me say it even ICC won’t be able to do anything in
front of BCCI,” he said.
