“Mat aao, kaun zabardasti kar raha he” - Indian fans troll Ramiz Raja over Pakistan’s threat to pull out of 2023 ODI World Cup 

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja has stated that if the Indian cricket team doesn't participate in the Asia Cup, which is scheduled to be held in Pakistan next year, their team will also not play the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.

While Pakistan were earlier announced as the hosts of the 2023 Asia Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently revealed that they would be pushing for the event to be shifted to a neutral venue. Incidentally, BCCI secretary Jay Shah is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

Speaking to Urdu News, Raja made it clear that PCB’s participation in the 2023 World Cup will depend on whether India play the preceding Asia Cup tournament in Pakistan. He said:

"Our position is blunt that if they (Indian team) come then we will go to the World Cup, if they don't come then let them do it. Let them play without Pakistan. If Pakistan does not participate in the World Cup scheduled in India next year, who will see it?”

While a number of Pakistani cricket fans supported Raja’s stand, Indian fans on Twitter trolled the PCB chief. Some claimed that Pakistan have no option but to play in the 2023 World Cup, while a few others stated that it won’t matter irrespective of whether they participate or not.

Here are some reactions from the micro-blogging site to Raja’s statement:

Bharat Cricket 🏏

@BhartArmy

@cricketpakcompk We will miss u

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@cricketpakcompk We will miss u https://t.co/hMzBbHuIkv

Dr. Sheheryar Malik

@malik_sherry1

@cricketpakcompk Good. No stress that comes with following the Pakistani team in World Cup games. Will have six weeks of mental peace.

@cricketpakcompk Good. No stress that comes with following the Pakistani team in World Cup games. Will have six weeks of mental peace.

paresh shettigar

@paribhai

@cricketpakcompk Mat aao, apne ghar me bhaito, kuan zabardasti karraha he

@cricketpakcompk Mat aao, apne ghar me bhaito, kuan zabardasti karraha he😂😂😂😂

akshat 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇪🇦

@leorat_wohli

@cricketpakcompk Mat aao . Tumhare liye world cup nahi rukega

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@cricketpakcompk Mat aao . Tumhare liye world cup nahi rukega

indian Kissinger

@kissingerspeaks

@grassrootscric Who will watch? It's a world cup, even Pakistanis will watch even if their team isn't gonna be playing.

Ramiz needs to watch his ramiz speaks videos where he knows the reality of BCCI.

Closer to the wcup he will say, we should win the wcup at Ahmedabad to give a statement

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@grassrootscric Who will watch? It's a world cup, even Pakistanis will watch even if their team isn't gonna be playing.

Ramiz needs to watch his ramiz speaks videos where he knows the reality of BCCI.

Closer to the wcup he will say, we should win the wcup at Ahmedabad to give a statement 😂😂

Hey Insane

@Insane_0x9

@Sportskeeda Whole India Team darti hai Pakistan se isi lye Pakistan ko face ni krna chahti

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@Sportskeeda Whole India Team 😂 darti hai Pakistan se isi lye Pakistan ko face ni krna chahti

Rohit Kumar

@RohitKu58859943

@Sportskeeda We will see it.the whole india will see it .The whole cricketing world will see it.

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@Sportskeeda We will see it.the whole india will see it .The whole cricketing world will see it.

Nipun vats

@vats922180372

@Sportskeeda Third class statement , pcb pe icc sanctions lagyi gi and tumhari cricket over ho jayegi tab phir bass psl khelte rahna

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@Sportskeeda Third class statement 😂 , pcb pe icc sanctions lagyi gi and tumhari cricket over ho jayegi tab phir bass psl khelte rahna

Sabya sachi Sen

@Sabyasa81542222

@Sportskeeda We lost to england in 2019 odi world cup, 2022 t20 world cup,, we will enjoy ind vs eng match,, ind vs pak,, not that important

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@Sportskeeda We lost to england in 2019 odi world cup, 2022 t20 world cup,, we will enjoy ind vs eng match,, ind vs pak,, not that important

Bharat Molker

@BMolker

@Sportskeeda @iramizraja everyone will watch, it doesn't matter at all if they participate or boycott...

@Sportskeeda @iramizraja everyone will watch, it doesn't matter at all if they participate or boycott...

RAJOT SAHA

@The_RAJOT

@Sportskeeda Maat kro participate 🤣🤣
Hmko kya

@Sportskeeda Maat kro participate 🤣🤣
Hmko kya

LastOver BeforeDrinks

@LastoverB

@Sportskeeda I will for sure. We don't care about such threats

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@Sportskeeda I will for sure. We don't care about such threats

Em!N€nt $oC!@li$t

@NosaneEmi

@Sportskeeda He himself said few years before that if India decides to boycott Pakistan in Cricket PCB will go bankrupt

@Sportskeeda He himself said few years before that if India decides to boycott Pakistan in Cricket PCB will go bankrupt

Rahul

@Ra16814638Raj

@CricCrazyJohns Ignored his statements like the way she ignored my love

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@CricCrazyJohns Ignored his statements like the way she ignored my love

Subhashree💫

@subhu__RO45

@CricCrazyJohns Mat aao ye hum chahte hai aap log nahi aaoge Matlab cricket thodi na band hojayega
India mein jitna Cricket craze hai utna dream hai pakistan ke liye🤣🤣🤣

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@CricCrazyJohns Mat aao ye hum chahte hai aap log nahi aaoge Matlab cricket thodi na band hojayega 😏😏😏
India mein jitna Cricket craze hai utna dream hai pakistan ke liye🤣🤣🤣

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Ramiz Raja praised the Pakistan team for beating the “biggest business-making cricket team in the world”

During the interaction on Urdu News, Raja also praised the Pakistan team for its recent success against Team India. Pakistan thumped the Men in Blue by 10 wickets in the 2021 T20 World Cup and by five wickets in the Asia Cup earlier this year.

Hailing Babar Azam and Co., the PCB chief asserted:

“We will adopt an aggressive approach, our team is showing performance, we have defeated the biggest business-making cricket team in the world, we have played the final of the T20 World Cup. I have always said that we have to improve the economy of Pakistan cricket and that will only happen when our team performs well, we have done it in the 2021 T20 World Cup.

“(We) beat India, we beat India in the Asia Cup, Pakistan cricket team has beaten the board of billion dollar economy twice in one year."

India beat Pakistan by four wickets in a thrilling contest at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) when the teams met in the Super 12 round of the T20 World Cup 2022.

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