”That is not our decision. We cannot do anything about it. Whatever our government and the president say, we will do.” - Captain Salman Agha
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Pakistan cricket team captain Salman Agha has said that the decision not to play against India in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup was not the players' decision.
He gave a brief response to this in a press conference on Sunday after a 3-0 clean sweep of the Twenty20 series against Australia. He said, 'That is not our decision. We cannot do anything about it. Whatever our government and president say, we will do.'
Pakistan has announced that it will boycott the match against India in the Twenty20 World Cup. The Pakistan government has said, 'The Pakistani government allows the Pakistani cricket team to participate in the Twenty20 World Cup. But it will not participate in the match against India scheduled for February 15.'
India is co-hosting the tournament starting from February 7 with Sri Lanka. The two neighboring countries, India and Pakistan, are in the same Group 'A' in the upcoming World Cup.
After this decision by the Pakistan government, the upcoming World Cup has been plunged into further controversy and confusion. The World Cup has gone from boycotting to expelling the team due to South Asian geopolitics. Earlier, Bangladesh had refused to play the tournament on Indian soil, citing security reasons.
Bangladesh had also requested to move their matches from India to Sri Lanka. The International Cricket Council (ICC) did not accept it and decided to send Scotland to participate in the World Cup in Bangladesh's place.
