Pakistani cricket captain Shahid Afridi (C) looks upon during a organisation precision event during The P. Sara Oval Stadium in Colombo. Afridi denied upon Wednesday which he feared personification a World Cup quarter-final in India, insisting a intensity strife in in in in between a dual neighbours can assistance palliate stretched relations.
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COLOMBO (AFP) – Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi denied upon Wednesday which he feared personification a World Cup quarter-final in India, insisting a intensity strife in in in in between a dual neighbours can assistance palliate stretched relations.
“I have never pronounced anything along a lines which you do not wish to go to India. you never pronounced that,” pronounced Afridi, attack behind during media reports which Pakistan wants to equivocate personification their last-eight diversion in India.
“We have been here to fool around a World Cup, so wherever you have to fool around you will go as well as you have no fears over starting to India,” pronounced Afridi of a probability of a appetizing quarter-final opposite their South Asian rivals during Ahmedabad.
“I consider a cricket compare has regularly brought a people of both countries together as well as has a genius to urge a family in in in in between a two,” pronounced Afridi.
The attribute in in in in between a chief rivals has been during violation indicate given a militant attacks upon Mumbai in 2008, which New Delhi blamed upon extremists formed in Pakistan.
Those attacks additionally forced India to case bi-lateral cricket array with Pakistan, nonetheless both countries played opposite any alternative in a Champions Trophy in South Africa in 2009.
Afridi pronounced he as well as his team-mates have regularly enjoyed personification cricket in India.
“I have regularly enjoyed cricket in India, never enjoyed anywhere some-more than in India, you get limit delight there,” pronounced Afridi, whose initial Test century came during Chennai in 1999.
He additionally strike one-day cricket’s fourth fastest century off only 45 balls, opposite India during Kanpur in 2005.
Pakistan have 8 points from their 5 matches as well as could tip Group A if they kick fortifying champions Australia in their final compare upon Saturday.
Afridi says his organisation fright no opposition.
“The kind of cricket you have been personification you fright no venue as well as no opposition, so India in India, as well as Australia in a final organisation compare have been no problems,” pronounced Afridi, who played down threats from extremists groups in India.
“What ever is a response, you will get to know it when you go there since you will be starting there after a prolonged time,” pronounced Afridi.
“We have played in India in worse situations,” combined Afridi, referring to Pakistan’s debate in 1999 where Hindu militants dug up a representation in New Delhi.
“For both teams, a vigour is regularly there as well as whoever handles a vigour wins a match. But prior to which you have an critical compare opposite Australia as well as you consider you have a genius to kick them,” pronounced Afridi.
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