At a time when nothing seems clear as far as the bilateral ties between India and Pakistan are concerned, former Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has urged Pakistan Cricket Board to not focus on how to resume the bilateral ties with the arch-rivals.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have made it clear that it won’t resume playing against Pakistan until it gets the clearance from the government. However, the PCB is hell-bent on resuming the tieswith the country from across the border to honor the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two boards in 2014. As per the deal, the two countries were set to play six senior series between 2014-2023, subject to clearance from the government. Recently, the PCB also confirmed that it is seeking legal action to sue their Indian counterparts for their failure to honor the MoU.
But amidst all these, Miandad has called on his country’s board to move on and focus only on their cricket.
“They don’t want to play with us so be it. Our cricket will not die if we don’t play with India. We should move on and forget about them,” Miandad told the media at a function in Karachi.
“They haven’t played against us since the last 10 years, so what? Has our cricket gone down? no we have done well. The Champions Trophy win is an example. Cricket cannot die in Pakistan. We have also survived without international cricket at home since 2009,” he pointed out.
Both the teams recently played in Champions Trophy (Credits: Getty)
The former Pakistan skipper also urged the PCB to manage its finance well.
“Today the PCB is financially stable but there is a need for proper accountability of where the money that comes from the ICC is spent. There is a need to reduce the administrative expenses of the board and get rid this army of advisors, consultants and employees. The PCB can easily function without paying such heavy salaries to an over-sized staff,”he said.
