Salman Butt Feels That Pakistan Should Deny Playing Games With Indian Players

Over the last few weeks, several reports are there which were suggesting that a return to the Afro-Asia Cup is on the cards. Previously, this tournament occurred in 2005 and 2007 respectively. Here, all the Pakistan and India players will be seen together playing cricket if the tournament gets approved. It will be a huge event for the global cricket fans as fans only get to watch both India and Pakistan players in major events. 

Speaking to Reuters, Secretary of the Indian Cricket Board, Jay Shah said that the return of this event may get official in the next meeting of ACC. He said: “We have gone through some proposals on this subject. It is a premium tournament that will not only generate revenue but also help develop cricket in Africa. We are currently working on the legal aspects.”

Now, speaking about this event, former Pakistan batter, Salman Butt urged Pakistan not to play instead of getting an objection from India. 

“If you want to play, play it properly, or don’t play at all,” – Salman Butt

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Salman said that if India wants to play, they need to play properly otherwise not required. He said: “If it happens, will they play together? Will the policy-makers have no objection to it? You (India) don’t want to play matches against us except for the ICC events.” 

Former Pakistan opener also said that India does not need to play in this event just because this is a commercial one. “Just because the Afro-Asia cup would be a commercial exercise, will they (the cricketers) play together? Why would they (India) object to it? Pakistan should say no instead if that’s the case. If you want to play, play it properly, or don’t play at all” he concluded.

Speaking about the last edition of this tournament, Asia XI defeated Africa XI at a margin of 3-0. Asia XI included players from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan while Africa XI included cricketers from South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.