Our cricket will not die if we don't play with India: Javed Miandad

Former Pakistani skipper Javed Miandad has recently urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stop their attempts of reviving the playing ties with their arch-rivals India. India and Pakistan have not played any bilateral series since the 2012-13 cricket season. The political tensions between the two sides has taken a heavy toll in the sporting arena as well.

As per the MoU signed in 2014 by the two cricketing boards, PCB and BCCI, they were supposed to play 6 bilateral series in the coming 8 years time. However, the BCCI has been refusing to oblige citing government clearances. PCB, on the other hand, have been trying hard to revive the ties. Amidst this backdrop, as per the quotes in Times of India, Miandad pointed out that the Pakistan cricket does not need India for their development.

“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,” quoted Javed Miandad.

“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 added further.

Suggestions for the PCB

Speaking on a different note, Javed Miandad remarked that the Pakistan Cricket Board is spending a little too much on the additional staff members. He feels that the money that the board gets from the ICC for the development of the game should be utilized in a prudent manner. There is an unnecessary amount of money spent on issues which do not need too much of attention as such.

“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 quipped.

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