Tanvir Ahmed once again challenges Harbhajan Singh asking him to send India to Pakistan for ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Former Pakistan cricketer Tanvir Ahmed has responded to Harbhajan Singh's recent comments on the Champions Trophy 2025. Harbhajan had previously supported BCCI''s stance on not sending the Indian players to Pakistan to participate in the Champions Trophy 2025.

Pakistan are the hosts of the Champions Trophy 2025. India, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are eligible to participate in the tournament along with Pakistan.

India and Pakistan have stopped playing bilateral cricket since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and the BCCI is reportedly unwilling to send its team to Pakistan to play in the tournament. They have said that they will follow what the government asks them to in this regard.

Meanwhile, Harbhajan Singh in a recent conversation with IANS supported BCCI's stance of not sending their players to play in the tournament.

He said that the BCCI has done the right thing as Pakistan's continuous unrest due to its political problems is a major threat to the security of Indian players. He further said that the unstable nature of the country regularly adds to the threat to the players.

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Now former Pakistan cricketer Tanvir Ahmed has responded to Harbhajan's comments adding a little more spice to the India-Pakistan rivalry amid debates about whether Pakistan will eventually host the Champions Trophy 2025.

Speaking on his official X handle, Tanvir Ahmed said that Pakistan has challenged the Indian team to travel to Pakistan and play in the tournament assuring that the PCB will provide all the required security to the Indian players.

Aake Dikha: Tanvir Ahmed Challenges India To Come To Pakistan To PLay Champions Trophy 2025

Tanvir Ahmed Angry Reply😡 To Harbhanjan Singh @ImTanveerA @harbhajan_singh #ChampionsTrophy #Pakistan #Today pic.twitter.com/dWsnVCnMOW

— Suhaib (@Suhaibjutt1016) July 28, 2024

"Sher hai hum log sher hai, hum log sher hai. Hum log tere mulk me aa ke khel ke gaye hai. Aake dikha....Hum toh kah rahe hai aake khelo. Security denge, sab kuch denge tum logon ko. Aa toh sahi ek dafaa [We are lions, we are lions. We came and played cricket in your country. Come here and show... We are inviting you to come and play. We will provide security, we will give you everything. Just come once]" he said.

He further said in his video that the Pakistan cricket team over the years have travelled to Pakistan to play in all multiple team tournaments and has never backed out from travelling. He further said irrespective of the results, Pakistan has always travelled to India and played there citing the example of the recently concluded ICC World Cup 2023.

"Yeh sirf Pakistan ke playeron ka kaam hai, bhai. Sirf Pakistan ke player aate hai aur khelke chale jaate hai. Chahe jeete, chahe haare, jis tarah ki cricket khele. Woh India jaake khelke wapas aaye the. Isko kahte hai ek daler team aur daler players [It's only the Pakistan players who do this. Only Pakistani players come and play and go back, regardless of winning or losing, and no matter how they play. They went to India and returned after playing there. This is what you call a brave team and brave players]" he said further.

The 2023 Asia Cup tournament was played in the hybrid model. However, Pakistan travelled to India for the ODI World Cup 2023. Meanwhile, India will host the Men's Asia Cup 2025 as per reports. If eventually, BCCI does not end up sending the team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, it will be interesting to see whether PCB will send their team to India for the Asia Cup.

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