Former captain Javed Miandad has launched a fresh attack on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for refusing to tour Pakistan for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. Miandad, who has been very critical about India’s decision to not play in Pakistan, didn’t hold back after the ACC (Asia Cricket Council) approved the ‘hybrid model’ for the Asia Cup. He has once again commented on the India-Pakistan cricketing relations.
“India Can Go To Hell…” – Javed Miandad
It has to be noted that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) proposed a hybrid model for the Asia Cup to Asian Cricket Council (ACC), which has been accepted. According to the hybrid model, India will play all its matches in Sri Lanka.
This proposal didn’t go down well with Miandad, who insisted that Pakistan should boycott traveling to India unless the Indian cricket team visits their country to play a series. He 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.”
He added: “Till India doesn’t come here (Pakistan) and doesn’t play with us, we should not visit India. We do not need them, we are better than them, our cricket is better than them. We don’t care about them. We have enough money, ground, and cricketers. All our cricketers are making a name for themselves in the world.”
Miandad further said, “Na aao, main kehta hoon ki bhaad me jao nahi aate to. Humein kya fark padta hai. (Don’t come, I say go to hell if you don’t come. We don’t care.)”
During his interaction with the reporters, Javed Miandad also took a dig at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that Modi is destroying India and he will destroy cricket as well.
Further, Javed Miandad reckoned that Pakistan should take a firm stance and refuse to travel to India unless the BCCI agrees to send its team first. He said:
“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. 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,”
