‘No cricket that is my thought’: Former India spinner drops BOLD statement

Traditional rivals India and Pakistan are set to clash in Dubai for the first time since Operation Sindoor, which was launched by India after 26 tourists were killed in a terror attack in Pahalgam earlier this year.

“India-Pakistan match always comes in the limelight, but after the Operation Sindoor everyone said there should be no cricket and no business,” Harbhajan told the media during a Society magazine event here.

“We were playing the (World Championship of) Legends, we did not play that match (against Pakistan),” he said.

In the wake of the Pahalgam attack, the Indian government formulated a policy under which the country would not have any bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan but compete against their neighbours in multilateral events.

Harbhajan said while he individually does not support cricket and trade with Pakistan, he respects the Indian government’s stance on the matter.