Gautam Gambhir responds to Ramiz Raja’s remark on Pakistan’s World Cup participation by saying, “This is the choice of BCCI and PCB.” Ramiz Raja has stated that Pakistan will not compete in the 2022 World Cup if India did not compete in the 2023 Asia Cup.
The inflammatory comment made by PCB president Ramiz Raja on Pakistan’s stance on the ODI World Cup, which would be held in India in 2023, terrified the cricket world. Team India won’t be going to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup, according to Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary and president of the ACC, who made the announcement a month earlier. Ramiz asserts that if BCCI honors their commitment, Pakistan would not participate in the ODI World Cup the following year.
According to a report published last month, before to the T20 World Cup, the BCCI would allow players to go to Pakistan for the Asia Cup for the first time in more than 14 years. Shah, on the other hand, downplayed the reports in a way that enraged PCB. They had issued a press statement in response to the revelation, demanding an ACC meeting.
Gautam Gambhir, a former Indian cricketer, has now responded to Ramiz’s vehement comments. When questioned about his opinion on the topic, Gambhir declined to comment, admitting that the decision was made by the BCCI and PCB.
“This is the decision of BCCI and PCB. Whatever decision they take, they will take it together,”
Gambhir said.
If the Indian team comes here, we will compete in the World Cup: Raja Ramiz
“If Pakistan doesn’t take part in the World Cup scheduled in India next year, who will watch it? We have a clear stand: If the Indian team comes here then we will go for the World Cup. If they don’t come then they can play the World Cup without us. We will adopt an aggressive approach. Our team is showing performance. I’ve always said we need to improve the economy of Pakistan cricket, and that can only happen when we perform well. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, we beat India. We beat India in the T20 Asia Cup. In one year, the Pakistan cricket team defeated a billion-dollar economy team twice,”
Ramiz Raja said.
Ramiz’s comments spurred Indian sports minister Anurag Thakur to respond appropriately, saying, “Wait until the perfect moment.” India is a huge sporting force, and no country can afford to ignore it.”
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