New Delhi. It is not yet decided whether the Indian team will go to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy 2025 or not. There are reports that the Indian team will not go to Pakistan. Pakistani fans of Team India are disappointed with these reports. Many Pakistani legends like Shahid Afridi are appealing to India to send its team to Pakistan. Afridi has also assured a warm welcome to the Indian team and cricketers in Pakistan. The ICC Champions Trophy is to be held in February-March next year.
Shahid Afridi told a TV channel, ‘The Indian team should come to Pakistan and I welcome it. Whenever we went to India, we got a lot of respect and love there. Similarly, when the Indian team came to Pakistan, it got the same respect and love here. Cricket should be kept separate from politics.’
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Afridi, the legendary Pakistani all-rounder, said, ‘When Virat (Kohli) comes to Pakistan, he will forget the love he got in India. He is very popular in Pakistan and people like him very much. He is my favorite cricketer. He has his own class and he should not have retired from T20 cricket because his presence made the T20 format look beautiful.’
Let us tell you that the Indian cricket team has not toured Pakistan since the Asia Cup 2008. Last year, when the Asia Cup was held in Pakistan, India’s matches were played in Sri Lanka on a hybrid model. The Board of Control for Cricket in India also wants the Champions Trophy to be organised on a hybrid model. If this happens, all the teams will go to Pakistan and play their matches there, but India can play its matches in Sri Lanka or Dubai.
Tags: Champions Trophy, shahid afridi, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 12, 2024, 07:31 IST