Published: Jul 15, 2023, 10:24 AM (IST)
Edited: Jul 15, 2023, 10:32 AM (IST)
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has claimed that the Pakistan cricket team’s bus was attacked in India after the team won a Test match in Bangalore back in 2005. Afridi’s comments came amidst PCB’s security concerns for Pakistan team in India for the World Cup 2023. The veteran though said that Pakistan should visit India for the World Cup.
“That was a pressure moment for us. We used to hit six and fours and no one used to clap for us. If Abdul Razzaq remembers, when we won the Test match in Bangalore, stones were pelted on our bus. Pressure is always there and you should enjoy that pressure. Players are saying that Pakistan should not go to India. I am totally against it. I think we should go there and win the match,” said Afridi while addressing the media in Pakistan along with Abdul Razzaq.
Afridi urged the Pakistan cricket team to play in India and show the spirit of sportsmanship. The ex-captain also requested India to play in Pakistan and said it will have a positive impact on cricket fans in the world.
The Pakistan cricket team’s participation in the ODI World Cup will depend on the government’s approval. The Pakistan government raised their reservations about sending the Men in Green to India after BCCI’s stance of not sending team India to Pakistan for the Asia Cup.
Even though the ACC accepted the revised hybrid model for the Asia Cup, where a few matches of the tournament will be played in Pakistan before the tournament moves to Sri Lanka, the PCB was upset by BCCI’s rigid behaviour. Since then, the Pakistan Cricket Board have kept the BCCI and ICC cluelss about their participation in the World Cup.
