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Former legendary Pakistan batter Javed Miandad has come up with a big statement for India while talking with journalists recently. He went on to suggest Pakistan to not tour India, even for the marquee international tournament ODI World Cup 2023 which is to be played in the Indian backyard.
Notably, the draft schedule of the World Cup prepared as of now by the governing body of cricket indicates that India and Pakistan are set to lock horns in the high-octane and highly anticipated World Cup clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. But it seems the former skipper Miandad has something very different in his mind on the possibility of Pakistan playing in India.
"Pakistan has been to India in 2012 and even in 2016 now it is the turn of the Indians to come here," said Miandad while talking to the journalists.
"If I had to make a decision, I would never go to India to play any match, even the World Cup. We are always ready to play them (India) but they never respond in the same manner. Pakistan cricket is bigger...We are still producing quality players. So, I don't think even if we don't go to India, it will make any difference to us," he added later.
Here's the video of Javed Miandad interacting with journalists
پاکستان کو ورلڈ کپ کیلئے بھارت نہیں جانا چاہیئے... مودی نے کرکٹ کیساتھ بھارت کو بھی تباہ کردیا ہے، جاوید میانداد#Pakistan #India #AsiaCup2023 #Cricket pic.twitter.com/kpmSJkEsqs
— Ali Hasan 🏅 (@AaliHasan10) June 18, 2023
Later on, the 66-year-old also talked about the attitude of India and Pakistan towards each other and he also mentioned the political tensions between both the nations.
"I always say one can't choose its neighbors, 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," said the 1992 World Cup winner batter.
"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," Miandad concluded.