India vs Pakistan, ICC World T20 2016: Cricket and terrorism cannot happen together, says Uddhav Thackeray
India vs Pakistan, ICC World T20 2016: Cricket and terrorism cannot happen together, says Uddhav Thackeray
Chandrapur (Maharashtra): Lauding Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for opposing India–Pakistan ICC World T20 2016 match in Dharamsala, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has said that cricket matches with Pakistan should not be allowed to continue while bombs are being hurled at the security forces at the border. The Shiv Sena chief , speaking at an event in Chandrapur, compared cricket balls with bombs, saying that both cannot take place at the same time. “Biggest question is do we need to play sports with country [Pakistan] which has back-stabbed India?” he asked. Full cricket scorecard: India vs South Africa, ICC World T20 2016, warm-up match at Mumbai
“When jawans at border will look behind and see that they’ve bombs in their hands while others have ball with which they are playing with Pakistan, either throw ball or we’ll throw bomb, both cannot take place at same time… We don’t want to play such dangerous games,” he added. Meanwhile, the Pakistan cricket team arrived at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (NSCB) International Airport in Kolkata this evening after getting a green signal from Islamabad to take part in the ICC World T20 tournament. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave a written assurance of ‘foolproof security’ to the Pakistan squad. Full cricket scorecard: India vs Pakistan , 19th T20 Match, Super 10 Group 2, ICC T20 World Cup 2016
Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Sena have always been critical about India-Pakistan matches. They believe a country which harbours terrorism and employs ways to destroy the peace of India and many other nations, should never be supported even in the field of sports. Pakistan should first stop cross border terrorism and only then cricketing ties can be resumed with them. They should stop their anti-social activities.