05 January,2018 07:45 PM IST | Karachi (Pakistan) | PTI
Javed Miandad
Pakistan's former captain and coach Javed Miandad has called on his country's Cricket Board to forget about playing India in the near future and instead focus on improving the game's structure here.
"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," Miandad told the media at a function in Karachi. The veteran of 124 Tests said there was no need for the PCB to "beg" the BCCI for bilateral matches.
ALSO READ
T20 World Cup 2024 | "I would open with Virat and Rohit": Ganguly backs Kohli
Kohli hopes World Cup in US will set off domino effect in spreading the game
"Because of T20 cricket, guys aren't going to want to take contracts": Agar
T20 World Cup 2024: Will the World Cup be kind to minnows?
"Gambhir will be a good coach": Sourav Ganguly on Team India's next head coach
"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 pointed out.
India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket since 2012 owing to political tensions between the two countries after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The former captain urged the PCB to manage its finances better.
"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 said.
Catch up on all the latest sports news and updates here
Download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go