Javed Miandad urges Pakistan to boycott ODI World Cup in India

Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has urged the Babar Azam-led team to boycott the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 to be played in India in a bid to send a strong message to ICC and BCCI.

In a long twitter post, Miandad slammed the Indian cricket board and said ‘India can go to hell’.

“Pakistan has been to India in 2012 and even in 2016 now it is the turn of the Indians to come here. If I had to make a decision, I would never go to India to play any match, even the World Cup. We are always ready to play them (India) but they never respond similarly. Pakistan cricket is bigger, we are still producing quality players. India can go to hell. I don’t think even if we don’t go to India, it will make any difference to us,” tweeted Miandad.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are currently in tussle over the schedule of ODI World Cup. It all started When BCCI didn’t agree to send the Indian team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023 on security concern. Pakistan, despite being the initial organisers of the event, will host only four matches of the tournament as a hybrid model has been decided for it with Sri Lanka as the co-host. 

Since the day BCCI released the statement in media that India will not travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup, the PCB officials have been in anger. Many former Pakistan cricketers and experts have urged PCB to boycott the upcoming ODI World Cup in India.