Pakistan Star’s Startling Remark On Playing World Cup In India After Pahalgam Terrorist Attack: “Not Interested…”

After the Pahalgam terrorist assault, that killed 26 civilians on April 22, reactions have been sturdy from all quarters. Terrorists from a Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot opened hearth on a bunch of unsuspecting vacationers within the scenic meadows of Baisaran in Pahalgam, leading to one of many worst face-offs with Pakistan. The impact of the incident is being felt on the cricket discipline too. 

There have been hypothesis that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may write to the ICC, in order that India and Pakistan usually are not clubbed in the identical group in future international occasions (like World Cup and the Champions Trophy). A report in Cricbuzz, nonetheless, countered the declare.

No main males’s ICC occasion is scheduled this 12 months. The 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup will likely be performed in India in September-October. Pakistan have certified for the mega occasion and as per earlier agreements, it is going to play its video games at a impartial venue. In the midst of this, Pakistan girls’s cricket workforce opener Gull Feroza, who was a part of the facet that performed within the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier, has made a startling comment. 

“We know this much that we will play in Asian conditions and we are not playing in India. This is clear. Neither are we interested in playing in India,” she told a PakPassion.

“So, wherever it’s performed – hopefully in Sri Lanka or Dubai – these situations are just like those you get in Asia. The Qualifiers have been at dwelling, and the employees ready tracks accordingly. Wherever the World Cup video games are performed, the situations will likely be just like these we have now at dwelling. So, our preparation will likely be in accordance with that, and we’re prepared for that.”

The BCCI has also made it absolutely clear that they will follow the government’s guidelines regarding playing cricket with India. “We are with the victims and we condemn it. Whatever our authorities will say, we’ll do. We do not play with Pakistan in bilateral sequence due to the federal government stand. And we won’t play with Pakistan in bilaterals going ahead. But in relation to ICC occasion we play on account of ICC engagement. ICC can also be conscious no matter is occurring they’ll to it (sic),” Rajeev Shukla, BCCI vice-president, advised Sports Tak.