IND vs Pak | ‘Do not play against us in ICC Tournament, Olympics’: East-Pakistan captain on WCL controversy | Cricket news
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has made a great attack on Yuvraj Singh -led India to refuse to play against Pakistan at the World Championship of Legends (WCL).The second edition of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) tournament, which is co-owned by Bollywood star Ajay Devgan, began in Edgbaston on 18 June and ends with the final on 2 August.
“The whole world is talking about them – what message has they sent to cricket as an entire and fans? What are you trying to show? What are you trying to prove? Do not play in the World Cup now … Do not play against us in any ICC tournament. Don’t play against us in any ICC tournament.World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh is the captain of India Champion, while the squad also includes Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Robin, Robin Uthappa and Varun Aaron.Pakistan’s team consists of Captain Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Sohail Tanveer, Wahab Riaz, Kamran Akmal, who host other Yesteery players.The former Pakistan captain also asked India to boycott Pakistan in the Olympics.“, We understand that everything is your place. But now that you are interlinking, do not play against us in any level or tournament. Not even Olympic. Please do so. I will love to see. The bet will be high, and I will see how much nationalism they can show at that level.”
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He said, “What is this mindset? I can’t understand now. Who is making this decision? Those 4-5 people who did not decide to play – because of them, others who probably had the mentality to play, felt the pressure,” he said.WCL organizers shared a statement on their X account, giving details of the cancellation decision and stated that their intention to operate the match was to rebuild some “happy memories”.“This year Pakistan hockey team is coming to India this year, and recently India vs Pakistan along with a volleyball match, along with some other fixtures between the two countries in various sports, we thought of making some happy memories for people around the world.WCL’s statement said, “But perhaps in this process, we damaged the feelings of many people and stirred emotions.”
