India’s sports minister is opposed to the national cricket team going ahead with next month’s scheduled tour of Pakistan in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
India’s cricket board is awaiting approval from the government, but the comments on Friday by Sports Minister MS Gill make it unlikely that will be granted.
The minister said it was not the right time to play cricket with Pakistan when the Indian news agency quoted Gill as saying.
The minister said he was not in favour of the Indian team playing in Pakistan, but it was up to the government to make a final decision.
Gill was quoted as saying.
The Indian government has blamed elements in Pakistan for the attacks on the country's financial capital which left 172 dead, including nine gunmen, and wounded more than 300.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is awaiting a response from the government on its request for security clearance for the tour.
India are scheduled to play three Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match during the five-week tour from January 6 to February 19.
India’s cricket board is awaiting approval from the government, but the comments on Friday by Sports Minister MS Gill make it unlikely that will be granted.
The minister said it was not the right time to play cricket with Pakistan when
"people from their soil were indulging in mass murder in India,”
The minister said he was not in favour of the Indian team playing in Pakistan, but it was up to the government to make a final decision.
“Is it possible for one team to arrive in Mumbai and indulge in mass murder, and have another team go and play cricket in the winter afternoon sun at Lahore, immediately after?”
The Indian government has blamed elements in Pakistan for the attacks on the country's financial capital which left 172 dead, including nine gunmen, and wounded more than 300.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is awaiting a response from the government on its request for security clearance for the tour.
India are scheduled to play three Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match during the five-week tour from January 6 to February 19.
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