New day and new threat has come from the PCB; this time to the Indian team. As per a report in Cricket Pakistan, the team has issued a warning to Suryakumar Yadav’s team, to not politicise the clash in the Super4. “We are not eager to shake hands with Indian cricketers, but prior intimation should be given,” PCB sources stated.
PAK Demands Before Super 4 Clash
Further, the management has asked the players to stay away from the political issues, and only focus on the match and beat India. In addition, the match referee has not been decided for the match, while Richie Richardson’s name is under consideration.
The issue had started when the Indian team refused to shake hands with the Pakistani team after their clash on September 14. Since then, a lot has been said. The PAK team threated to pull out from the UAE match, if referee Andy Pycroft was not removed. Later, Pycroft was made to issue and apology.
“Not Eager to Shake Hands”
“We are not eager to shake hands with Indian cricketers, but there should be prior clarity on this matter,” the sources added. While there is no formal statement by the Indian side, it seems the management has asked the players to stay away political issues.
Speaking about the India clash, Salman Ali Agha said, “We are prepared for every challenge, including India, in the Super Four stage. We need to improve our middle-order batting, which is a concern and requires hard work. Apart from that, we fulfilled our responsibility well. We have yet to showcase our best batting; so far we’ve only managed around 150 runs. If we bat well in the middle overs, we can post 170 runs against any opponent.”
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