India will not come to Pakistan for Asia Cup as a result of they’re afraid of shedding: Imran Nazir

Former Pakistan right-handed batter Imran Nazir stated that India are unwilling to journey to Pakistan as a result of they’re afraid of shedding.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 24, 2023 20:24 IST

India will not come to Pakistan as a result of they’re afraid of shedding: Imran Nazir. Courtesy: Reuters

By India Today Sports Desk: Former batter Imran Nazir stated that India usually are not keen to journey to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023 as a result of they’re “afraid of losing”. Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) stated that the Indian workforce received’t be going to Pakistan for the Asia Cup.

Recently, it was realized that the Asia Cup would happen in Pakistan with India’s matches going down at a unique venue. Nazir stated that quite a lot of main groups have visited Pakistan and there’s no issues concerning safety. The veteran stated that “security” is an excuse for not going to Pakistan.

“There is no security reason. Just look at how many teams have been to Pakistan. Forget A teams, even Australia visited. These are all just cover-ups. The truth is that India won’t come to Pakistan [for the Asia Cup] because they are afraid of losing. Security is just an excuse. Come and play cricket. When you start playing politics, there is no way back,” Nazir stated on Nadir Ali Podcast.

Nazir reckoned that matches between India and Pakistan ought to occur extra regularly. He additionally slammed India, saying that Pakistan’s rivals “cannot tolerate losing”.

“People want to watch India vs Pakistan games because there is a different level of excitement to it. The entire world knows it. Even we as cricketer feel that for cricket to reach every corner of the world, India-Pakistan matches need to happen. We used to play so much cricket. They are such a balanced team but India cannot tolerate losing. It’s a game; you’ll win some, you’ll lose some,” he added.

India and Pakistan final locked horns within the T20 World Cup 2022 on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Prior to that, the 2 groups additionally met twice within the Asia Cup within the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The girls’s groups additionally performed one another 4 instances within the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand, Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Asia Cup in Bangladesh and T20 World Cup in South Africa.

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Mar 24, 2023