Downplaying his alleged controversial remarks “dushman mulk” after the Pakistan cricket crew landed in Hyderabad, Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Administration Committee Chairman, Zaka Ashraf known as India a “conventional rival”. Earlier on Friday, in a video that’s viral on social media, Zaka was heard purportedly speaking about gamers going to “dushman mulk” (enemy nation) for tournaments, whereas he was addressing the media about PCB’s new contracts for gamers. His comment was allegedly focused at India.
Within the viral video, Ashraf mentioned, “We gave these contracts to our gamers with love and affection. By no means within the historical past of Pakistan, such an sum of money has been given to gamers. My intention was to maintain the gamers’ morale excessive as they go to international locations, the enemy nation (‘Dushman Mulk’) for competitions.”
However afterward Friday, Zaka mentioned the implausible reception of the Pakistan males’s cricket crew in India for the World Cup proves how a lot love the individuals of each international locations have for one another’s gamers.
“The implausible reception of the Pakistan crew in India for the World Cup proves how a lot love the individuals of each international locations have for one another’s gamers. This love was evident by the reception organized on the Hyderabad airport. I congratulate the Indians for arranging a reception of this type,” Ashraf mentioned as quoted from Pakistan Cricket.
He additional went on to say each time India and Pakistan step onto the cricket area, they seem as conventional rivals however not enemies. He additionally asserted that the Indian followers will get to witness the perfect cricket from Pakistan gamers.
“At any time when India and Pakistan step onto the cricket area, they emerge as conventional rivals however not as enemies. I hope that all through all the World Cup, Pakistan cricketers will obtain the identical heat, and Indian followers will get to see the perfect cricket from Pakistan gamers,” Ashraf added.
In a press launch launched by the PCB Zaka expressed his need for the resumption of bilateral collection between each international locations which learn, “He expressed his need for the restoration of bilateral cricketing relations between the 2 international locations, permitting hundreds of thousands of cricket followers from each nations the chance to look at these gamers carry out stay. He concluded by expressing his hope that the Indian cricket crew would additionally go to Pakistan quickly, enabling Pakistan to reciprocate the heat and love proven by India to the Pakistan cricket crew.”
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