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Pakistan striker Javed Miandad said that Pakistan should not play matches in India, even if it is a World Cup, unless the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry agrees to send the Indian team to Pakistan first.
According to the draft ICC schedule, Pakistan will face India in the high-profile encounter of the 2023 ODI World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 15. Citing security concerns.
The Pakistan News Agency quoted the former Pakistani captain as saying in a report by the agency:
“Pakistan were in India in 2012 and even in 2016, and now it’s the Indians’ turn to come here. If I had to make a decision, I would never go to India to play any match, even the World Cup. We are always ready to play them (India), but they don’t They never respond the same way.
He added, “Pakistan cricket is bigger…we still produce good players. So I don’t think even if we don’t go to India it will make any difference for us.”
India have not visited Pakistan since 2008 when they participated in the Asian Cup. The two bitter rivals continue to meet at ICC and Asian Cup events, though, at neutral venues.
‘It was on the cards’ – Miandad on a hybrid model for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
After India refused to travel to Pakistan for the 2023 Asian Cup, the tournament will now be played in a hybrid model in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Miandad was not surprised by this move:
“It was on paper that they would never again send their team to Pakistan for the Asian Cup, so now is the time to take a strong stand.”
The 66-year-old once again urged India not to mix politics and sports:
“I always say that one cannot choose one’s neighbours, so it is better to live by cooperating with one another. And I have always said that cricket is a sport that brings people together and can remove misunderstandings and grievances between countries.”
Miandad has represented Pakistan in 124 Test and 233 ODI runs, scoring 8,832 and 7,381 runs respectively.
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