‘Death Is In Hands Of Almighty’: Javed Miandad On BCCI’s Refusal To Tour Pakistan Because Of Security Concerns

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‘Death Is In Hands Of Almighty’: Javed Miandad On BCCI’s Refusal To Tour Pakistan Because Of Security Concerns


Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has made a controversial comment on India’s refusal to tour Pakistani over considerations of safety of gamers. He stated, in a podcast, that Indian cricket workforce ought to ‘neglect about safety’ in Pakistan as loss of life is one thing which isn’t in our palms. Miandad stated that Pakistan had toured India again in 2012 and it’s their flip now to journey. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah had stated final 12 months that India is not going to journey to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023. Shah, who can also be the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), had stated that Asia Cup could be held at a impartial venue as Pakistan and India do not make cricketing excursions anymore.

Shah was slammed by the then Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja who, through a launch, warned International Cricket Council (ICC) and the BCCI that if India didn’t journey to Pakistan for Asia Cup, they too would think about skipping the ODI World Cup scheduled to be held in India. Since then many ACC conferences have taken place however no choice has been taken on the venue of Asia Cup 2023. A report nevertheless had acknowledged that India may decide to play in UAE whereas different nations would play Asia Cup video games in Pakistan. 

Speaking on the subject of Asia Cup, Miandad selected to disregard BCCI’s safety considerations, saying ‘Agar Maut aani hai toh aani hai’ in Urdu, which implies ‘If loss of life is your future, it’s going to come for positive’. 

“Forget security. We believe that agar maut aani hai toh aani hai. Zindagi aur maut toh allah ke haath mein hai..(If death is your destiny, it will come for sure. Life and death are in the hands of the Almighty). If they call us today, we will go. But they should return too. The thing is the last time we went, but they haven’t come here since. It’s their turn now,” Miandad stated on Nadir Ali Podcast. 

India and Pakistan cricket groups haven’t toured one another since 2012. Both groups proceed to fulfill in ICC and ACC tournaments. BCCI had maintained it stand on not touring Pakistan for a very long time because the board just isn’t 100% assured of the overall safety for its gamers.





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