PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf Downplays “Dushman Mulk” Comment With “Traditional Rivals” Remark

Downplaying his alleged controversial remarks “dushman mulk” after the Pakistan cricket workforce landed in Hyderabad, Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Management Committee Chairman, Zaka Ashraf referred to as India a “traditional rival”. Earlier on Friday, in a video that’s viral on social media, Zaka was heard purportedly speaking about gamers going to “dushman mulk” (enemy nation) for tournaments, whereas he was addressing the media about PCB’s new contracts for gamers. His comment was allegedly focused at India.

In the viral video, Ashraf mentioned, “We gave these contracts to our players with love and affection. Never in the history of Pakistan, such an amount of money has been given to players. My aim was to keep the players’ morale high as they go to countries, the enemy country (‘Dushman Mulk’) for competitions.”

But afterward Friday, Zaka mentioned the unbelievable reception of the Pakistan males’s cricket workforce in India for the World Cup proves how a lot love the folks of each nations have for one another’s gamers.

“The fantastic reception of the Pakistan team in India for the World Cup proves how much love the people of both countries have for each other’s players. This love was evident by the reception arranged at the Hyderabad airport. I congratulate the Indians for arranging a reception of this kind,” Ashraf mentioned as quoted from Pakistan Cricket.

He additional went on to say each time India and Pakistan step onto the cricket area, they seem as conventional rivals however not enemies. He additionally asserted that the Indian followers will get to witness the very best cricket from Pakistan gamers.

“Whenever India and Pakistan step onto the cricket field, they emerge as traditional rivals but not as enemies. I hope that throughout the entire World Cup, Pakistan cricketers will receive the same warmth, and Indian fans will get to see the best cricket from Pakistan players,” Ashraf added.

In a press launch launched by the PCB Zaka expressed his want for the resumption of bilateral sequence between each nations which learn, “He expressed his desire for the restoration of bilateral cricketing relations between the two countries, allowing millions of cricket fans from both nations the opportunity to watch these players perform live. He concluded by expressing his hope that the Indian cricket team would also visit Pakistan soon, enabling Pakistan to reciprocate the warmth and love shown by India to the Pakistan cricket team.”

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