Captain of Pakistan Shaheens (A group), Mohammad Haris, made headlines for his revelation that the group is just not allowed to speak about India within the dressing room through the Males’s T20 Rising Groups Asia Cup in Oman; and he has expectedly obtained rebuke for his remark.
Speaking briefly abt Haris’s assertion, former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali reacted sharply in a video on his YouTube channel.
“Usko akal nahi hai, kya bolna hai kya nahi bolna (he has no sense, what to talk and what not). If anyone thinks the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) has given these directions, then that’s fallacious,” mentioned the 53-year-old Basit.
In his interplay with the media forward of the group match towards Tilak Varma-led India A on October 19, the Pakistan A skipper had revealed that the gamers will not be allowed to debate the Indian group within the dressing room.
“Aapko ek baat batau. Pehli dafa hoga ke iss dressing room mei Bharat par baat karne pe pabandi hai (I’ll let you know one factor; it is the primary time ever that we’re not allowed to speak about India within the dressing room),” Haris mentioned in a video that has gone viral on social media,” Haris mentioned.
Haris has additionally performed for the senior Pakistan group in 6 ODIs and 9 T20Is. He mentioned that the ban on India talks is a option to keep away from placing pointless stress on the gamers.
“We do not have to suppose (solely) about India, we now have to consider different groups as nicely. I’ve been within the (senior) Pakistan group, performed the final World Cup as nicely. It creates a lot stress that mentally you might be desirous about India, India. We have now to face different groups as nicely,” he mentioned.
“So this group is at the moment banned (from speaking about India). We have now not talked about India up to now within the dressing room…We have now to respect different groups as nicely”.
