Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar (Image Credits: Twitter)

Days before the game, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah revealed that the Indian squad wouldn’t be visiting Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023, which severely harmed bilateral ties between India and Pakistan in terms of cricket.

Sunil Gavaskar was questioned about the potential reasons behind the announcement without any prior meetings with the Pakistani media representative.

Jay Shah (Image Credits: Twitter)
Jay Shah (Image Credits: Twitter)

With much anticipation leading up to it, India vs Pakistan matchup at the T20 World Cup was delivered on all fronts. Although India ultimately prevailed by four wickets, the match was certainly tense as the momentum frequently swung from one team to the other.

First, up at bat Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, two of Pakistan’s top batters were out in the first two powerplay overs, which was a terrible start for the team. Although the Men in Green set a difficult objective for the opposition, half-centuries by Iftikhar Ahmed and Shan Masood made sure of that.

Virat Kohli
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In the 160-run chase, India also got off to the worst possible start, falling to 31 for the loss of four wickets. Virat Kohli hit an undefeated 82 to lead India to victory, but what came after was an absolute masterclass.

“He must have received some insider news”: Sunil Gavaskar

When BCCI secretary Jay Shah revealed that the Indian team wouldn’t be visiting Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup, the bilateral cricket relations between the two countries suffered greatly. The former cricket players from across the border strongly disapproved of his statement.

The same topic was again raised before the India vs. Pakistan World Cup match when Sunil Gavaskar was questioned by a Pakistani media representative about what might have been the purpose behind the declaration without any prior meetings.

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Jay Shah
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“I feel he (Jay Shah) must have got some news that the Indian government won’t give permission. We still have one year for the Asia Cup, so he must have received some insider news, and hence he must have given the statement,” Sunil Gavaskar responded to the question on the Aaj Tak YouTube channel.

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