According to the draft schedule by the ICC, Pakistan, and India are to clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium during the World Cup. In this episode, we will try to understand why Javed Miandad feels Pakistan should not play in India.
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According to Javed Miandad, Pakistan has already traveled twice to India, and it is now India’s turn to visit theirs.
The 66-year-old batting legend and the former captain of Pakistan feel that India needs to reciprocate by visiting Pakistan. The neighboring country toured India in 2012 and 2016; however, India has not visited Pakistan due to security threats.
In an interview published on the Outlook, the former Pakistan captain said, “Pakistan has been to India in 2012 and even in 2016 now it is the turn of the Indians 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 never respond in the same manner. Pakistan cricket is bigger…we are still producing quality players. So I don’t think even if we don’t go to India it will make any difference to us,” he further added.
India last played cricket on Pakistani soil back in 2008. India has refused to visit Pakistan after Asia Cup sighting security threats. The geopolitical tensions between the two nations have also been one of the reasons preventing India from playing against their arch-rivals. Miandad feels that politics should be kept separate from sports.
“I always say one can’t choose its neighbours, so it is better to live by cooperating with each other. And I have always said cricket is a sport which brings people closer to each other and can remove misunderstandings and grievances between countries,” the veteran said.
Pakistan has been forced to host the next Asia Cup in a hybrid model where India will play all their matches in Sri Lanka. The decision was met with anger from Miandad: a cricketer known for spewing venom against India.
“It was on the cards that they would again not send their team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup so it is time we also take a strong stand now,” the furious cricketer remarked.
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