Shahid Afridi: “It all comes down to the market and the economy. The biggest [cricket] market is India. Whatever they will say will happen”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi admitted that India’s influence on world cricket can no longer be ignored.
He noted that whatever the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) want will happen as they hold a tremendous amount of sway.
Not only that, but he conceded that India is the biggest market when it comes to the sport.
“It all comes down to the market and the economy. The biggest [cricket] market is India. Whatever they will say will happen,” Afridi was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
India and Pakistan recently clashed at the 2022 Asia Cup, where the men in blue came out on top by five wickets.
However, Pakistan bounced back in style as they demolished Hong Kong by 155 runs.
They will now face India once again on Sunday.
Pakistan squad for Asia Cup: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Hasan Ali, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir
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