“I Will Request Modi Sahab…”: Shahid Afridi On India-Pakistan Cricket Conflicts

India vs Pakistan bilateral cricket has been a factor of the previous for a very long time. Even multi-team occasions between the 2 cricketing nations are going through issues over venues. While there isn’t any denying that the Indo-Pak rivalry stays essentially the most engaging within the Gentlemen’s Game, the 2 groups do not get to play in opposition to one another too typically over political conflicts. Shahid Afridi, former Pakistan, has urged the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ‘let cricket occur between two nations’.

“I will request Modi sahab to let cricket happen between both countries,” Afridi stated on the sidelines of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) in Doha, as per Indian Express.

India and Pakistan final squared off within the T20 World Cup 2022 and are subsequent scheduled to face one another within the Asia Cup this 12 months. But, the destiny of the match hangs in steadiness over venue points. The Indian workforce will not be allowed to journey to Pakistan for the match and the Pakistan Cricket Board is hell-bent on internet hosting the match in its personal nation.

Speaking on the matter, Afridi stated that the BCCI stays a really robust board nevertheless it should not attempt to make ‘enemies’, and fairly concentrate on making ‘associates’.

“What can we do if we want to befriend someone and he does not talk to us? There is no doubt that the BCCI is a very strong board, but when you are strong, you have more responsibility. You don’t try to make more enemies, you need to make friends. When you make more friends, you become stronger,” Afridi stated.

When requested if the PCB is a ‘weak board’, Afridi stated that he does not suppose so.

“I would not say weak, but some answers came from the front (BCCI) as well”.

The former Pakistan captain additionally spoke of his relationship with Indian gamers. During the chat, the retired cricketer revealed that he received a bat from former India cricketer Suresh Raina on the recently-concluded Legends League Cricket.

“I still have friends in the Indian team when we meet, we discuss, the other day I met Raina and I asked for a bat, he gave me a bat,” he stated.