Union Minister Giriraj Singh has said that the match between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup should be reconsidered as the relationship between both countries are “not good”.
“I think if relations (between India and Pakistan) are not good then this should be reconsidered,” Singh said to reporters when he was asked if the India-Pakistan match should take place amid the tough situation of targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir.
The much-awaited clash between India and Pakistan will take place on October 24 in Dubai in the upcoming mega event – T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, for the past few days, Jammu and Kashmir have seen a lot of targeted killings of civilians especially non-locals.
“Its just another game” – Virat Kohli ahead of India-Pakistan clash
Indian captain Virat Kohli played down the hype ahead of the much-awaited India-Pakistan tie on October 24. He conceded that it was just another cricket match and that they would look to play it in the right spirit.
“I have just approached this game as another game of cricket and I know there is a lot of hype around this game, more so with ticket sales and demands of tickets,” Virat Kohli said during a media session.
“Apart from that, I don’t think we can make anything extra out of this game and for us it’s a game of cricket that has to be played in right spirit, in the way we know we can. Yes, the environment, you can say is different from outside and from fans’ point of view, definitely more excitement in the air but from a players’ point of view, we try to stay as professional as we can and always approach the game in the most normal way possible,” he added.
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