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'Bheek tabhi to milegi inko' - Fans react to Roger Binny's 'We were treated like kings in Pakistan' statement

The arch-rivals India and Pakistan will lock horns once again with each other in the super-4 round of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023.

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Daniel S
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Roger Binny and Rajiv Shukla

One of the major cricketing headlines in India and Pakistan was the Indian Cricket Board president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajiv Shukla’s visit to Pakistan during the ongoing Asia Cup 2023. Both the chief office bearers of the Indian Cricket Board were there in Pakistan for the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Binny and Shukla were welcomed as the special guests in the governor house of Lahore by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s office bearers, including the president Chaudhary Zaka Ashraf. Meanwhile, the Indian Cricket Board chief Roger Binny made a statement which has gone viral among the fans of both India and Pakistan across the borders.

"We were treated like kings in Pakistan. It was an amazing time for us, a great experience,” Binny was quoted as saying by PTI.

The hospitality of the people of the Pakistan Cricket Board was also good - Rajiv Shukla

Apart from this, the vice-president of the Indian Cricket Board, Rajiv Shukla also expressed the experience of visiting Pakistan for two days. He also mentioned the hosting by the Governor of Punjab when he invited the Indian delegates for a dinner at the Governor’s House in Lahore.

"It was a two-day visit and a good visit. The Governor hosted a dinner in our honour. The hospitality of the people of the Pakistan Cricket Board was also good. They demanded that cricket between the two countries should be resumed, we said it would be decided by govt and we would do whatever our govt would say. It was a cricket visit and there was no political agenda,” said Rajiv Shukla.

“It was a fantastic experience. Like when we played the Test match in 1984 the same hospitality was given to us. We were treated like kings over there, so it was an excellent time for us. We were able to meet all the Pakistan officials and the Pakistan Cricket Board. They are very happy with the outcome of us coming there as we were so happy to be there also at the same time,” he added later.

Here’s how fans reacted to Roger Binny’s ‘We were treated like kings in Pakistan’ statement:

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