Pakistan minister feels national team touring India will be an insult

Islamabad: Rejecting a proposed tour by Pakistan’s cricket team to India, Pakistani interior minister Nisar Ali Khan said today that he was against any such move which he considers as an “insult”. Khan’s remarks came after media reports said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited the Pakistan cricket team for a short tour to India next month instead of playing against Pakistan in a home series in the UAE. Geo TV reported that the tough talk by the interior minister dimmed prospects of resuming cricketing ties as Khan said that he opposes any decision by the government or cricket authorities to go to India. “I consider any visit by Pakistani team to India as an insult,” he said. ALSO READ: Pakistan rules out proposal to play in India

Khan said he was angry at the recent treatment of Pakistani personalities in India which he condemned. The BCCI is reluctant to play against Pakistan for a regular series away from India and is reportedly urging the Pakistan to visit India in December. Earlier, PCB chief Shaharyar Khan had ruled out any possibility of Pakistan accepting India’s offer to play a series in India. ALSO READ: Indo-Pak cricket can be revived if PCB agree to play in India, says Anurag Thakur

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Shaharyar pointed out that on the previous two bilateral series between the sides both were held in India and this time the series had to be held at United Arab Emirates if the series is to happen. He made these comments in response to Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary’s suggestion that cricket between the two countries could be revived if Pakistan agreed to play there.