Afridi wants BCCI to respect MoU signed with PCB
Pakistan T20 captain on Saturday tweeted that cricket has always played a positive role in bringing peace
Shahid Afridi earlier said that PCB should stop asking BCCI for a series. PHOTO: REUTERS
Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi, after lashing out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday that they should forget the series against India and move on, tweeted on Saturday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should respect the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Pakistan.
Afridi, on Friday, said that he did not understand the reason why PCB was pushing so hard for the series when India was presenting them with a cold shoulder time and again.
Read: Shahid Afridi tells PCB to move on and forget India series
“I don’t know why we are pushing for India series,” said Afridi.
“There are other teams as well so we should be focusing on reviving our own home grounds. We have to work on the basic things and making them strong.
“Why insist on playing with India? I don’t see any need to play if they don’t want to play. We have invited them and if they do not want to play then it shouldn’t be a worry. We are still happy.”
However, on Saturday, he said in his tweet that India should respect the MoU as cricket has always played a positive role in bringing peace between both countries.
BCCI vice-president TC Mathew, in an interview on Friday, reiterated PCB's stance that sports and politics should be kept apart.
Read: India will reply to PCB in October, says BCCI vice-president
“Personally speaking, I’m against bringing politics into sports and we have to treat sports separately from politics," said Mathew.
"The India-Pakistan cricket ties is always a welcome move and the people of India and Pakistan want to see their national teams play against each other.
“As a cricket fan, I’d love to watch India-Pakistan series."
Afridi, on Friday, said that he did not understand the reason why PCB was pushing so hard for the series when India was presenting them with a cold shoulder time and again.
Read: Shahid Afridi tells PCB to move on and forget India series
“I don’t know why we are pushing for India series,” said Afridi.
“There are other teams as well so we should be focusing on reviving our own home grounds. We have to work on the basic things and making them strong.
“Why insist on playing with India? I don’t see any need to play if they don’t want to play. We have invited them and if they do not want to play then it shouldn’t be a worry. We are still happy.”
However, on Saturday, he said in his tweet that India should respect the MoU as cricket has always played a positive role in bringing peace between both countries.
BCCI vice-president TC Mathew, in an interview on Friday, reiterated PCB's stance that sports and politics should be kept apart.
Read: India will reply to PCB in October, says BCCI vice-president
“Personally speaking, I’m against bringing politics into sports and we have to treat sports separately from politics," said Mathew.
"The India-Pakistan cricket ties is always a welcome move and the people of India and Pakistan want to see their national teams play against each other.
“As a cricket fan, I’d love to watch India-Pakistan series."