There is no security reason for India, just look how many teams have been to Pakistan – Former Pakistan opener
The doubts over India’s games in the upcoming Asia Cup keep on ruling headlines as reports claim that Rohit Sharma and Co won’t visit Pakistan but rather will play their matches at a neutral venue.
The doubts over India’s games in the upcoming Asia Cup keep on ruling headlines as reports claim that Rohit Sharma and Co won’t visit Pakistan but rather will play their matches at a neutral venue.
According to ANI, the venue is mostly likely to be England, Oman, Sri Lanka, or UAE. While nothing concrete has been announced till now, former Pakistan cricketer Imran Nazir came up with an explosive statement.
In a recent conversation, Nazir said that Pakistan’s security is excellent and that India avoids visiting Pakistan because they are afraid of losing.
“There is no security reason. Just look at how many teams have been to Pakistan. Forget A teams, even Australia visited. These are all just cover-ups. The truth is that India won’t come to Pakistan [for Asia Cup] because they are afraid of losing. Security is just an excuse. Come and play cricket. When you start playing politics, there is no way back,”
he said on the Nadir Ali Podcast.
“People want to watch India vs Pakistan games because there is a different level of excitement to it. The entire world knows it. Even we as cricketers feel that for cricket to reach every corner of the world, India-Pakistan matches need to happen. We used to play so much cricket. They are such a balanced team, but India cannot tolerate losing. It’s a game; you’ll win some, you’ll lose some,”
he added.
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi also weighed in on the Asia Cup deadlock between the two nations.
“The main problem is we don’t sit together and talk. Like we are sitting here and talking, politicians should also come together and talk. They have a huge responsibility,”
Shahid Afridi said in a press meeting on the sidelines of Legends League Cricket.
“It would have been nice if India had come. It would have been a step towards cricket and Pakistan for India. This is not a generation of wars and fights; we want relationships to get better. We played against India with a lot of love and affection. I remember when we came to India, we got an outstanding response. If you remember the 2005 series, Harbhajan and Yuvraj used to go shopping and to restaurants, and no one used to charge them money. This is the beauty of the two nations.”