India tour of Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is busy preparing for the Champions Trophy 2025 to be hosted next year. But the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already made it clear that they will not send the Indian team to Pakistan for this tournament.
After this statement, there was an uproar in Pakistani media also. Meanwhile, PCB and their veteran players are trying to convince the Indian board in new ways. Former Pakistani captain Shoaib Malik and Younis Khan were seen pleading to call the Indian team.
Bhajji scolded Pakistani players
On the other hand, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh also gave a candid speech in the LIVE show. Bhajji had given this statement a few months ago, the video of which is now going viral on social media. Bhajji was seen roaring in anger in this show. In the video, the anchor of the channel said that if the big teams of the world have just gone to play, then will the Indian team not also come to play the Champions Trophy?
In the video, Bhajji said, ‘If our players are not safe in Pakistan then we will not send the team there. If you want to play then play, if not then don’t play. Indian cricket can survive even without Pakistan. If you people can survive without Indian cricket then do it.
Apart from this video, when Bhajji was talked to about India’s tour to Pakistan, he said, ‘Why should the Indian team go to Pakistan? Nothing is more important than the safety of the players. Something or the other happens there every day. I support the decision of BCCI.
Shoaib Malik requested BCCI
Meanwhile, former captain Shoaib Malik, in an interview given to Cricket Pakistan, pleaded fervently to invite the Indian team. Shoaib said, ‘Sports should be kept separate from whatever issues are there between the two countries. Pakistan team also went to India last year.
Shoaib said, ‘India also has a chance. I think there are many players in the Indian team who have not played in Pakistan. In such a situation, it will be a good opportunity for them also. At last, while trying to convince the Indian Board, Shoaib started pleading and said, ‘We are very good people. We are very hospitable. The Indian team should definitely come.
Pleading with the Indian team in the name of Kohli
Younis Khan also said in a recent interview that he wants to see Virat Kohli playing in Pakistan. He said, ‘Virat Kohli should tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. We also have this desire. I think now only thing left in Kohli’s career is to tour Pakistan and perform there.
Let us tell you that Virat Kohli has not yet gone on Pakistan tour with the national team. Although he went on a tour of Pakistan with the Under-19 team in 2006. This is the reason why Younis Khan has requested the Indian team to come to Pakistan in the name of Kohli.